Spotlights

Meet More Changemakers!

There are many ways to make a difference for women’s rights. We are shining the spotlight on courageous individuals, creative initiatives and dynamic organizations from around the world whose work for women’s empowerment is not yet widely known but is making a real and immediate difference in women’s lives.

STORYTELLING FOR IMPACT PODCAST: INTERVIEW WITH AWARD-WINNING BURMESE JOURNALIST THIN LEI WIN

“There is a delicate line between being a journalist where you are just reporting and informing, versus being an activist where you are advocating and agitating and the Thomson Reuters Foundation was very, very clear that what we were doing was journalism – we did factually accurate and balanced reporting, we didn’t advocate or agitate”. Thin Lei Win

Portraits of Strong Girls, Ferocious Women, Warrior Activists and Epic Elders, by Photographer Lisa Levart

“I created the Goddess on Earth: ORACLE deck and guidebook to bring forth the wisdom of Kiri and the thirty-nine other women portrayed. Though diverse in age and backgrounds, every woman exudes a generosity of spirit. Each woman offers her voice and wisdom on the power of archetypes as a gift to others,” says Lisa Levart.

List of Anti-Racism Resources

As we, as a society, continue to learn, listen and speak out against racism, here is an updated list of resources: books, films, documentaries for kids and adults.

WOMAN: An Unprecedented Journey to Give a Voice to 2,000 Women Around the World

WOMAN offers an intimate portrait of motherhood, education, marriage, financial independence, menstruation and sexuality.

Meet Paulina and Her Innovative Way to Teach Students About Sex

“If you’re going to have sex, protect yourselves” – one teacher’s fight to make Ecuadorian sex education more realistic.

Feminist Urbanism: Data, numbers & clips

Feminist Urbanism by numbers. Selection of resources about the movement to make cities safer, more inclusive and women-friendly.

Safetipin: A Mobile App Tool to Build Safer Cities

Learn about “Safetipin” an app that is helping women in India, Colombia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea navigate existing streetscapes more safely.

Urban Agriculture: A Viable Alternative to Wage Labor for Women in Quito

“Consuming fresh produce means a more satisfying and healthy diet, a difference you can tell with the first bite,” says Rosalía Paucar, farmer at the orchard in Guangopolo’s province.

Issue 6

Tackling Uganda’s Period Poverty One Sanitary Pad At A Time

Girls in Uganda often miss school when they are menstruating – the average is one to three days per month. Like Pauline, many feel ashamed due to the stigma attached to periods in Uganda – menstruating girls are often perceived as “unclean” and are even believed to have the power to stop crops from growing.

2021: THE YEAR OF YOUTH POETRY. MEET GET LIT- WORDS IGNITE

“Amanda Gorman set the world on fire with her incredible performance on Inauguration Day. And then a few weeks later the Duke and Duchess visited our Get Lit poetry class,” says Get Lit founder Diane Lane.

Meet Anna Msowoya Keys, a Fearless Leader who Empowers Women in Malawi

“I now live in two worlds. One is not better than the other. They’re just different. Don’t ask me to choose, but do give me the space to live fully in both,” says Anna Msowoya Keys, founder of Maloto.

“She Fights”, by Photographer Sharon Attia

Through her powerful photography, Sharon Attia explores ways in which collaborative culture – and boxing – can empower women and girls in male-dominated spaces.

Female Plastic Surgeons Help Women Suffering From Disfiguring Conditions

Female plastic surgeons help disadvantaged women suffering from disfiguring conditions caused by domestic violence, war and accidents.

Keeping Girls at School Thanks to Re-Usable Pads

In Malawi, a sanitary pad can determine if a girl stays in school, if a woman keeps her job or if she manages to grow enough food to feed herself and her family.

Making it in the Male-Dominated Music Business

“People would ask me for my boss when they spoke to me, because they assume my boss assuming was a “he.””

Issue 5 (October 2016) Women and Health

Five questions to Carmen Perez, Co-Chair of the Women’s March on Washington.

“This is a movement. And my work does not end here. It’s just beginning,” affirms Carmen Perez, one of the four national co-chairs of the Women’s March on Washington.

La Vacuna: The Program of Vaccination Against HPV in Colombia

La Vacuna highlights a new vaccine to protect women and young girls before they become infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), that causes most cervical cancer.

The American Dream: Stories of Maternal Health Care

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any industrialized country in the world. The AMERICAN Dream shows women telling their stories related to maternal health care in the US.

The Ark Foundation: A Society in Which the Vulnerable Are Not Forsaken

In Ghana, only two out of every one hundred people suffering from a mental illness have access to the support and care that they need.

India’s Mental Health Crisis

India is currently suffering a mental health crisis. With only 43 government-run mental hospitals serving a population of 1.2 billion, resources are spread thin.

Issue 4 (June 2016)

A Bright Future for Burundian Artisans

With over 80% of Burundians living on less than $1.45 and 45% of young people unemployed, the organization Kaz’O’zah Art, empowers Burundian women with sustainable livelihoods to support their families.

Mighty Aphrodite

Since the day when the first boat full of refugees landed on the shore in front of the Aphrodite Hotel on the Greek island of Lesvos over a year ago, Aphrodite Vati Mariola and her family have been immersed in the refugee crisis.

Migration: Data, maps and numbers

Refugee crisis by numbers. A selection of data about the current refugee crisis from around the Web.

Documentaries on the Refugee Crisis

A selection of films and documentaries about the current migration crisis and its impact on women.

Ibtada: Empowering Women through Microfinance

Helping communities to become active participants in the global effort to reduce poverty and inequality.

Photoseries The Displaced | Lynsey Addario

Award-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario features the experiences of three children displaced as a result of three different conflicts.

Photographer Julia Gunther | Ruthy Goes To Church

Ruthy Goes to Church portrays Ruth Jones, second-in-command of the Manenberg Church Brigade in Cape Town.

Issue 3 (March 2016)

Eliminating neglected tropical diseases in Idjwi

The END Fund and Amani Global Works are implementing a program to control and eradicate neglected tropical diseases (NTD) in the island of Idjwi in Congo.

The Perfect Earth Project: Harmony and Beauty Without Toxins

Edwina von Gal, founder of the Perfect Earth Project is raising consciousness about toxins in the environment and creating a demand for chemical-free landscaping.

Christiana Figueres: The Woman Behind The Paris Agreement

Christiana Figueres, Co-Creator with world governments of one of the most important global environmental agreements of the century.

Photographer Julia Gunther | Chedino and Family

Chedino & Family is part of the project Proud Women of Africa, a collection of short visual stories that portrays the daily lives of remarkable women living or working in Africa.

Solar Industry: It’s Mostly A Man’s World

Laura Azpilicueta talks about working as an executive in a male-dominated industry, and how solar energy figures in the future of our global needs.

Would You Go to Mars? Meet the Four Women Astronauts Who Can’t Wait to Get There

Ginny Graves from Glamour had exclusive access to watch them train at NASA’s facilities in Houston—and talked about their epic adventure.

Films and Documentaries on Women and Climate Change

A selection of films and documentaries that showcase the impact of climate change and natural disasters on women.

Issue 2 (November 2015)

Women Protection Unit Challenging Patriarchal Mentality in Sinjar

An all-female unit has been active in arming and training Yazidi women before sending them to the frontline.

Photographer Julia Gunther | Black Mambas Project

“The women I photograph have fought, survived, overcome or simply ignored the obstacles that life has thrown at them.”

From the Favelas to the Soccer Stadium

Like many teenager girls, they love lipstick and navigate the teenage years with a daily dose of drama. However, thanks to an international program called Favela Street, these girls are able to become fit, tough and talented soccer players.

Changing the World one Film at a Time

A worldwide youth video festival and contest is helping to provide a voice to girls and young women whose films act not only as creative expressions of their own realities and the oftentimes critical issues that they face.

Issue 1 (August 2015) Profiles of Valor: Israeli Women Activists tell their Stories

Ruth Colian

Founder of first Haredi Women’s Party, U’Bezchutan

Lihi Lapid

Bestselling author; Journalist; Speaker on women’s issues

Anat Thon

Lawyer for Social Justice; Coordinator of the Israel 1325 Project; Program Director at Itach-Maaki

CANADIAN MUSEUM OF HUMAN RIGHTS: UNIQUE AND CONTROVERSIAL

“The only one of its kind in the world,” boasts the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg. However criticism on the way indigenous themes are treated abound.