Dec 2, 2016 | Entrepreneurship, Girls We Love
Search for: Meet Cheraé Our first pitch competition winner, Cheraé Robinson had just a mock up of her Tastemakers Africa app when she pitched to us in September 2014. Two years later she has launched campaigns in partnership with Uber, Radisson Blu and South African...
Oct 4, 2016 | Girls We Love
Search for: Meet Gretchen Ki Steidle In 2004, shortly after completing my MBA, I traveled to South Africa to conduct research on the HIV/AIDS crisis to explore how best to contribute to a solution. I crisscrossed the country meeting with business executives, clinics...
Oct 4, 2016 | Education, Girls We Love, HIV & Aids
Search for: Meet Sharon Sharon Aripa is a quiet, somewhat shy, happy young woman. She lives with her grandmother and nine other members of her extended family in a small village in eastern Uganda. Sharon hasn’t seen her father since 2011; her mother, a teacher, lives...
Sep 2, 2016 | Girls We Love
Search for: Meet Bleu Bleu Santiago is an “artivist, teaching artist, and sometimes-social media-ist” with Girl Be Heard. She not only auditioned for and completed Sunday Workshops—Girl Be Heard’s original theatre program, which provides a welcoming space for girls...
Aug 31, 2016 | Girls We Love
Search for: Meet Jessica Greer Morris WATCH THE VIDEO It is no coincidence that when Danai and I first met in London during the summer of 2014, Girl Be Heard was performing at a conference to stop rape in conflict zones. (Yup, Girl Be Heard has a show on nearly...
Aug 14, 2016 | Girls We Love
Search for: My name is Saycon Sengbloh. I’m an actress, and artist, and a supportive friend, constantly seeking ways to inspire young women to express their full potential. As a kid I joined a theater company called, the Youth Ensemble of Atlanta. This theater...
