Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D.

May 19, 2021 | Education, Girls We Love, Human Rights

Search for: “We live at a time when the world looks to women for leadership, wisdom, intelligence and strength.  Women in the 21st century are expected to step forward with consequential voices and exceptional skills to lead consequential lives. Women are...

Malala Fund

May 19, 2021 | Education, Girls We Love, Human Rights, Organizations We Love

Search for: With more than 130 million girls out of school today, we’re breaking down barriers that hold girls back. Investing in Local Education Activists Through our Education Champion Network, we invest in local educators and advocates — the people who best...

India’s ‘Malalas’

Jan 10, 2020 | Education

Search for: India’s ‘Malalas’: The Teenage Girls Leading the Fight for Gender Equality A shriek rings out from the classroom at the end of the corridor, followed by a chorus of high-pitched voices clamoring to make themselves heard. Amid the chaos sits a beaming...

Shouldn’t Have to Fight Alone

Jul 3, 2018 | Education

Search for: We Shouldn’t Have to Fight Alone Teen education activist Peace Ayo calls on Commonwealth leaders to support her out-of-school Nigerian sisters. 15-year-old Peace Ayo knew she couldn’t let child marriage, poverty, and expensive tuition fees continue to...

Conversation with Wanjira Mathai

Jun 9, 2018 | Education

Search for: A Conversation with Wanjira Mathai In this interview, Wanjira Mathai describes her mother’s multifaceted legacy and how it impacted her personally. The Power of One & The Green Belt Movement My mother’s legacy is multifaceted, but the one...

In Their Own Words

Apr 20, 2018 | Education, Technology

Search for: In Their Own Words: How Black Girls CODE Inspires Young Girls to Succeed “I started 7th grade in August and I know that some girls are going to stop liking math, science or computers because they think boys won’t like them. That’s sad!! I love math,...