Girls Education International

Building Pro-Girl Spaces In this episode, Anna talks with Melina Bixler, Senior Director of Strategy & Impact at Girls Inc. of Metro Denver. Together they delve into how girls can build self-efficacy within their communities, what this means for girls' education around the world, and what you can do to build a pro-girl space. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits:  Music: Aftertune - Surfing (Original Mix) https://soundcloud.com/itsaftertune/a... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by Best Free Beats https://youtu.be/trhRCUGteg4

In this episode, Anna talks with Anna Hall, Executive Producer & Director of Future Rising, a Girls Rising climate program, about the intersection of girls’ education and climate change. Listen and learn about the incredible impact Future Rising fellows are making as they take action against climate change in their homes, communities, and on the global stage.  Keep up-to-date with Hilda and Julieta, the Future Rising fellows you heard about in the podcast, on Instagram: @nakabuyehildaflavia @julietamartinezo The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org.  Credits:  Music: Aftertune - Surfing (Original Mix) https://soundcloud.com/itsaftertune/a... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by Best Free Beats https://youtu.be/trhRCUGteg4

The Ugam Way: Building Agency and Self-Efficacy in India with Lopa Gandhi In this episode, Anna talks with Lopa Gandhi, founder of Ugam Education Foundation about the three pillars that support effective education to empower girls in eastern India, including turning the challenge of the COVID school closures into a leadership opportunity. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits:  Music: Aftertune - Surfing (Original Mix) https://soundcloud.com/itsaftertune/a... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by Best Free Beats https://youtu.be/trhRCUGteg4

In this episode, Anna talks with Shelmina Babai Abji about her new book Show Your Worth. Together, they explore how women everywhere can build success and find opportunities in new environments, especially when they find they are a “first.” The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits:  Music: Aftertune - Surfing (Original Mix) https://soundcloud.com/itsaftertune/a... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...Music promoted by Best Free Beats https://youtu.be/trhRCUGteg4

In this episode, Anna talks with Jane Sloan, Senior Director for Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality at the Asia Foundation, about one of the biggest barriers to girls’ education—harmful gender norms— and 3 key factors that are challenging those norms: girl-networks by which girls lift each other up, investment in grassroots movements for quality education, and the power of her story. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits:  Music: Aftertune - Surfing (Original Mix) https://soundcloud.com/itsaftertune/a... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by Best Free Beats https://youtu.be/trhRCUGteg4

In this episode, Anna talks with Urooj Yazdani, doctor, educator, and filmmaker about her documentary film A Destruction, the story of Humera, an 11-year-old girl from a village outside of Karachi, Pakistan, who attempts to break the cycle of systemic poverty and trauma by staying in school. Learn more at www.adestructionfilm.com. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits: Music: Aftertune - Surfing (Original Mix) https://soundcloud.com/itsaftertune/a... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music promoted by Best Free Beats https://youtu.be/trhRCUGteg4

In this episode, Anna talks with Anne Wadsworth, Executive Director of Girls Education Collaborative, about the oversized outcome that comes from working at the community level on local initiatives to increase girls’ access to education in Tanzania. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits: “Love Life” from Purple Planet (music: https://www.purple-planet.com) “BOLD” by KickNSass. We thank KickNSass for their generous support and partnership with Girls Ed.

In this episode, Anna talks with Lalah Rukh, Founder and CEO of Science Fuse, a social enterprise working to promote science education among young learners. Listen in as they discuss the challenges, barriers, and triumphs of bringing the fun and wonder of science to students in Pakistan. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits: “Love Life” from Purple Planet (music: https://www.purple-planet.com) “BOLD” by KickNSass. We would like to thank KickNSass for their generous support and partnership with Girls Ed.

This episode is Part 2 of Anna’s conversation with Alyssa Menz, international development professional and doctoral student at Yale University about the connection between corporate social responsibility and women’s empowerment in developing countries, with a focus on the impact on adult women and the biases they face in the workplace around the world. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org. Credits: “Love Life” from Purple Planet (music: https://www.purple-planet.com) “BOLD” by KickNSass. We would like to thank KickNSass for their generous support and partnership with Girls Ed.

In this episode, Anna talks with Alyssa Menz, an international development professional and doctoral student at Yale University about the connection between corporate social responsibility and women’s empowerment in developing countries. The mission of Girls Ed is to expand and support educational opportunities for underserved girls and women in remote and developing regions of the world. Help fund our work at www.girlsed.org.