GIRL RISING-GLOBAL EDUCATION FUND
LOCAL SOLUTIONS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION AND GENDER EQUITY
स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं से लेकर शैक्षिक और सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमों तक हम मदद कर सकते हैं।
Our Story of Impact: Insights & Learnings from the GR-GEF Final Report
स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं से लेकर शैक्षिक और सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमों तक हम मदद कर सकते हैं।
Our Enduring Commitment
स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं से लेकर शैक्षिक और सांस्कृतिक कार्यक्रमों तक हम मदद कर सकते हैं।
MEET THE GR-GEF GRANTEES
Big Picture Learning Kenya
Founded in 2018 by Carol Owala, a talented educator with extensive experience leading programs in under-served communities of Nairobi.
Milaan Foundation, India
Milaan's signature Girl Icon program encourages rural girls to succeed in school while building life skills, agency, and well-being.
Sunflower Trust,
Kenya
Founded in 2016 by Rukia Nesbit as an after-school program for at-risk girls to help improve their literacy and comprehension as well as leadership skills.
EPRODEP,
Guatemala
EPRODEP leads academics, arts programs, and social-emotional skills development for young people in Ciudad Quetzal through alternative schooling
Metis,
Kenya
Metis transforms education by supporting local leadership and innovation. Through their Fellowship program, Metis scales new education initiatives
Amigos de Santa Cruz, Guatemala
Led by Indigenous women, AdSC leads educational programming, incoming-generating activities, and life skills curriculum including sexual health.
Slam Out Loud,
India
SoL brings arts education into learning spaces, uses poetry, theatre, visual arts and storytelling to build essential skills and mindsets
Watch Recent GR-GEF Event
Meg Porfido - Co-Chair
Lee Strongwater - Co-Chair
Jesus Chavez
Liz Berry Gips
Moira Cullen Kotowski
Boli Medappa
Eliza Woloson
Claudia Zeisberger
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India
A 12-year-old student from Kibera, Nairobi,
shares how COVID-19 upended her once-stable family. Her father, a mechanic, saw his income shrink, and her mother lost her job, forcing the family to move to a nearby informal settlement. As tensions and domestic violence rose, her mother eventually left the family. Mary had to stop going to school to care for her younger siblings.
The Sunflower team reached out to the family, provided encouragement and support for Mary to return to the program and her studies, helping her build her academic skills as well as develop courage and self-confidence. Without Sunflower, Mary could easily have never returned to school.
"Sunflower gave me courage by showing me I’m not alone. I’m grateful to Girl Rising and Sunflower for their support," she says.
Mary, Sunflower Trust, Kenya
A 14-year-old from Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, Shweta is a powerful example of self-belief and courage. Through the Girl Icon Program by Milaan Foundation and Girl Rising’s film and curriculum, she learned about gender
inequality and recognized it in her own community.
In a community where tradition often outweighs rights, Shweta boldly stopped two child marriages—including that of a 16-year-old girl forced into marriage after eloping. With support from the program, she helped call off the wedding. Her story shows how one voice can spark real change.
Shweta Vishwakarma,
Milaan Foundation, India