In Honor of World Refugee Day, Meet These Strong Girl Leaders On World Refugee Day we’re standing up to ensure all refugee girls have the chance to go to school. We urge everyone to support H.R. 2408,Protecting... Read More
On World Refugee Day, Let’s Celebrate the Power of Girls By Monique Coleman As a Girl Up Champion for the past six years, I’ve continually been amazed by the power and strength of girls around the world. Whether it’s... Read More
Global Running Day: Crossing the Finish Line By Alexa Brewster I never considered myself much of an athlete growing up. I spent most of my time on my high school sports teams laughing with friends on the sidelines and eating the team... Read More
2017 Leadership Summit From July 16-19, 2017 more than 300 passionate girl advocates from around the world will convene for the 6th annual Girl Up Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. For three days these young change-makers will participate in leadership... Read More
In Photos: Daily Life in Uganda’s Refugee Settlements Since July 2016, over 460,000 refugees have fled violence in South Sudan and entered Uganda. Girl Up visited refugee settlements in northern Uganda with UNHCR,... Read More
Why Being A Teen Advisor is the Opportunity of a Lifetime By Kyung Mi Lee and Vaannila Annadurai The first time we met each other in Washington D.C. for the 2015-2016 Teen Advisor weekend, we were both nervous and intimidated.... Read More
Top Teen Advisor Moments of 2016 By Katrina Sousounis Throughout the past year, Girl Up has accomplished some incredible things, and I am so grateful to have been a part of it all. Looking back, we really have come a long way this year and I know... Read More
Girl Up’s Top 5 Change-Making Moments of 2016 For Girl Up, the end of 2016 marks the end of another year spent working towards our vision of a future where every girl can change the world. For all of us, 2016 was full of... Read More
5 Girls & Women Who Inspired in 2016 By Shayla Zamora As the year is coming to a close, the Girl Up community has been reflecting on the amazing impact we’ve done to help girls around the world. Through advocating and fundraising,... Read More
10 Times Girl Up Clubs Were Awesome (and Changed the World) in 2016 This past year, Girl Up clubs all around the world have done some truly remarkable things. They have fiercely and passionately stood behind Girl... Read More
#GIRLHERO(es) I’m Looking Up to in 2017 By Sarra Alayyan Considering the past year, it might be easy to look at 2017 with furrowed brows and wilted enthusiasm. Instead, I’m looking forward to a new year filled with hope... Read More
4 Refugee Girls in Uganda Share Their Stories The world is facing a massive refugee crisis, and according to UNHCR the registered refugee population in Uganda has nearly doubled since 2013, to more than 420,000, thanks to an influx... Read More
Give a Classroom Full of Girls Hope this Holiday Are you inspired to do something special this holiday season? We’ve got an idea for you. The world is facing a massive refugee crisis, and yet refugees in Uganda aren’t getting... Read More
Products That Give Back Cara’s “You See a Girl” Prinkshop Shirt Buy Now Model, Actress, and Girl Up Champion Cara Delevingne designed this beautifully-bold and ultra-comfy fashion tee to help raise funds and awareness around the idea that... Read More
Making A Difference with Team Girl Up By Sofia Stafford I did it! Earlier this month, I crossed the finish line after 26.2 miles! I was proud to cross the finish line at the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, but I was even more proud to... Read More
30 College Women. 20 Schools. 2 Days. Bettering the world for girls everywhere. From October 1-2, Girl Up held its first ever Campus Leader Symposium at their headquarters in Washington D.C. It was... Read More
Raise Your Voice for Girls’ Education It’s that time of year: Back to School. In many parts of the world, girls are buying their text books, going back to sports practices and seeing their friends—all in anticipation of the school... Read More
