Girl Up

Narah is a rising college junior studying Chemical Engineering from Ellicott City, Maryland. She is has an interest in biomedical research and policy. She loves growing her worldview through reading and writing, and her secret wish is to learn how to ski one day!

Juliette is college on the pre-law track. Her hometown is Corona, California, and she has been an active member of Girl Up for 5 years. She is passionate about gender equality, with a primary focus in educational access for girls around the world, and hopes to become a UN journalist and human rights lawyer. Juliette enjoys writing, learning, trying new foods, traveling, playing tennis, and surrounding herself with loved ones.

Anwita is a high school senior from Saint Johns, Florida. She is passionate about reproductive justice while exploring the intersection between business and human rights through a focus on financial freedom for minorities. Anwita is a huge fan of indie and folk music, and runs a platform named Diplomessy in her free time!

Rachana is an incoming college sophomore. She’s passionate about issues revolving equity and representation, particularly menstrual equity, education for all and minority representation in STEM. She’s a serial hobbyist, and in her free time she enjoys sports, from badminton to volleyball to rock climbing, catching up on new indie game releases, and exploring cafes throughout Austin!

Anjali is a high school senior from Chicago, Illinois. She is extremely passionate about health equity and works to spread awareness of and combat breast cancer disparities in Chicago. She loves running and getting to explore the city on her runs. She’s also been playing chess since she was 6 years old and aims to bridge the gender gap in chess via her work with Queens United Chess!

Ayana is a high school senior from Las Vegas, Nevada. She is passionate about sports advocacy for young women in underserved communities and exposing the systemic misogyny present in everyday life. She also enjoys playing travel soccer, laughing with friends, and her favorite food is lobster fettuccine with steak!

Zara is a college sophomore originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is passionate about environmental justice and its intersection with racial, economic, and gender equity. As a storyteller, Zara loves using photojournalism to amplify these issues and uplift community voices. For fun, she enjoys running (very slowly) and watching sitcoms with her brothers.

Nikki is an incoming college freshman originally from Richmond, Virginia. She is passionate about voting access, and involving girls in policy and government decisions. Outside of school, Nikki loves to travel to new places and practice classical dance. Nikki feels strongly about expanding civic engagement at all levels and is excited to work with Girl Up this year!