by Zainab Bie, Girl Rising Student Ambassador At COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Climate Leader and Girl Rising Student Ambassador Zainab Bie met with young women from around the world whose lives and leadership are shaped by the climate crisis. Their perspectives are rooted in lived experience, advocacy, and deep commitment to justice. They know from personal and professional experience just what is at stake - and their demand that the voices of girls and young women must be central

By Alishba Junejo, Girl Rising Student Ambassador, Pakistan In my home in Pakistan, I watched the women who worked as domestic help spend long hours cleaning, cooking, and caring for families. They were oftentimes the main earners in their households, but when payday arrived, almost none of the money stayed with them. Their husbands collected their salaries, deciding how to spend them: on their expenses, on relatives, or on virtually anything but the women who had earned them

This year has brought unprecedented cuts to foreign aid, rolling back hard-won progress. The headlines capture the numbers, billions lost...

By Habu Efonya, Girl Rising Student Ambassador from Nigeria A silence heavier than words enveloped me. As I watched the ladies laugh and...