WASHINGTON, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Activist
Malala Yousafzai is the latest addition to Girl Up's speaker lineup
at the 2021 Leadership Summit, happening July 13-14 online. Malala
Yousafzai — the youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate and
founder of Malala Fund — will join UN Deputy Secretary-General
Amina Mohammed, UNHCR Goodwill
Ambassador and South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha, with other global leaders,
social justice activists, and a host of Girl Up changemakers who
are fearlessly pushing for progress even throughout this
challenging time. In 2020, Girl Up welcomed an impressive lineup of
142 speakers including Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex,
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hilary
Clinton, 2018 Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad, COO of
Facebook Sheryl Sandberg, and actress Yara
Shahidi.
Girl Up's annual conference is traditionally held in
Washington DC, but the leadership
event –presented by P&G and its brands Always and Whisper –
transformed into a wholly digital experience for the first time
last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. After more than
30,000 participants from 170 countries successfully connected
online for Girl Up's largest and most global event ever, Girl Up
will once again virtually welcome female leaders and gender
equality advocates from around the world this July. Aptly themed
"Can't Stop, Won't Stop," this year's Summit will bring together
the world's most influential youth activists, thought leaders, and
industry experts as they continue to lead the way for change at
home and abroad amidst unprecedented economic, social, and climate
crises.
Ahead of the flagship Leadership Summit, Girl Up will also host
virtual pop-up events across North
America, Europe,
Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa,
Asia and Oceania, and MENA from
July 7-12 to provide further
opportunities for girls to engage, learn, connect, and participate
in a series of symposiums addressing regional issues and
positioning girls to be leaders across industries where women are
often underrepresented. Featuring skill-building workshops,
thought-provoking panels, and solution-finding sessions, this
highly-interactive event series encourages a rapidly-growing
community of Club members and changemakers committed to achieving
gender parity to explore important intersectional issues, from
allyship and racial justice to climate activism and mental health,
as they mobilize to solve this generation's most pressing
problems—together.
More information, including registration links and program
agendas, will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit
https://GIRLUP.ORG/SUMMIT to learn more.
About Girl Up
GIRL UP is a global leadership development initiative,
positioning girls to be leaders in the movement for gender
equality. With resources in six languages and 4,500 Girl Up Clubs
in more than 125 countries, we've trained 85,000 girls of all
backgrounds to create tangible change for girls everywhere.
Girl Up provides leadership training and gives girls the tools
to become gender equality advocates and activists. Through our
programs, girls broaden their social impact skill set, benefit from
a platform to tell their stories, and apply STEM for social good.
Our girl leaders create real policy change at local and national
levels, help raise millions of dollars to support United Nations
programs that reach tens of thousands of girls around the world,
and build community-based movements.
Girl Up was founded by the United Nations Foundation in 2010 and
continues to work across a global community of partners to achieve
gender equality worldwide.
Media Contact
Rahkendra Ice, Girl Up, United Nations Foundation, 202-370-8083,
rice@girlup.org
SOURCE Girl Up, United Nations Foundation