Tess got involved with Plan International's 2017 Girls' Take Over, to prove that girls plan an invaluable role in leadership positions around the world. October 11th we took over the world. Quite literally. More than 600 girls across the globe stepped in the shoes of...
With the help of her friends, Nicki has been spreading bags of kindness to homeless women in central Scotland I woke up this morning to hot water for a shower, clean clothes, food to eat and a safe home and neighbourhood to live in, surrounded by...
Want to empower rural women in Turkey? Give them sanitary pads! It was a few months ago. I was procrastinating– as millennials do– on Twitter. Then, I saw a tweet that upset me. The tweet was about the Turkish Language Institute (TDK), who recently updated the definition...
Bringing the Dreams of Talented Migrant Mamas to Life in the Restaurants of Paris What is Meet My Mama? Hi, my name is Youssef and I am the cofounder of a startup called Meet My Mama, which aims to value the culinary know-how of migrant mamas in France....
Building Youth Movements in Zimbabwe to Create Change 5 years ago I met Tecla, a youth leader at the time, who was involved in a network of young people that I was a part of. She entrusted a small group of us with her story; a...
“G20 Leaders must remember that our commitment to encourage & increase female labor force participation is essential. At the G20 Summit, let’s listen to the voices of the G(irls)20 delegates. These young women are not the voices of tomorrow, they are global leaders here and...
“It is now more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier in modern wars.” -Deputy Force Commander of the UN Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2008. For several years now, I have been involved with a society at the University of St Andrews...
Improving the Lives of Poor Women Farmers by Addressing their Social, Economic and Environmental Constraints in Agriculture CARE is a non-governmental organisation working in 90 countries around the world to bring transformative change to communities through humanitarian aid and development. They have a special focus on women’s...
My Experiences as an International Citizen Service Volunteer in Burkina Faso During the summer of 2015 I spent 3 months volunteering for “Kabeela”, a non-profit organization based in Burkina Faso, West Africa. My volunteering placement was facilitated by ICS (International Citizen Service), a UK government funded...