Quote of the Week- #2

“I learned to never give up.” -Ruksana, India

Quote of the Week- #1

Starting this week, we will be posting "quotes of the week" from the movie Girl Rising! This weeks quote: 

"There’s nothing to stop me. Nothing in the universe.” -Mariama, Sierra Leone

Have a Party and Change the World!!

Don't forget to watch Girl Rising on CNN June 16 and June 22!! Check out the link below for more information! http://10x10act.org/2013/06/have-a-party-change-the-world/

Shirts!

Coming soon: RISE shirts!! Final product coming soon!!

Give, Share, and Rise Up

If you want to know more on how you can help, check the link below for tips!! http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/world/iyw-girl-rising/index.html

Meet the Girls On GirlRising

CNN has a story about the girls who are on GirlRising. Check out the link below!
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/world/gallery/girl-rising/index.html

Fact of the Week- #16

14 million girls under 18 will be married this year; 38 thousand a year; 13 girls in the last 30 seconds. (UNFPA)

GirlRising on CNN

On June 16, 2013, GirlRising will be airing on CNN at 9:00pm EST. For more information on GirlRising and/or when it will be airing, check the websites for 10x10 and CNN (links provided below). 10x10 is the organization that put GirlRising together and has substantial information about putting together GirlRising and details about when it is airing. CNN, along with the news story about GirlRising, has related stories about girls around the world, the struggle they face daily, and also how they are changing the world. Hope you all check out the links!
10x10 Home Page
10x10- GirlRising on CNN
CNN- GirlRising

Fact of the Week- #15

There are 33 million fewer girls than boys in primary school. (Education First)

Fact of the Week- #14

If India enrolled 1% more girls in secondary school, their GDP would rise by $5.5 billion. (CIA World Factbook) (Global Campaign for Education and RESULTS Education Fund) 

Fact of the Week- #13

A girl on planet earth has a 1 in 4 chance of being born into poverty. (The World Bank) 

Another screening!!

In case you missed the first two screenings of GirlRising at the Circle Cinema, there is going to be a THIRD screening Monday, May 13 at 5:30! To order tickets, click on the link! Hope you all can come! http://www.tauw.org/tauw/WLC_Newsletter1304_-_Girl_Rising.asp

Fact of the Week- #12

School is not free in over 50 countries. (UNESCO)

Fact of the Week- #11

The #1 cause of death for girls 15-19 is childbirth. (World Health Organization)

Fact of the Week- #10

In a single year, an estimated 150 million girls are victims of sexual violence.
(UNIFEM)

Freshmen Orientation

Awesome turn out at freshmen orientation! Thank you everyone! Hope to see you next year at the meetings!

Fact of the Week- #9

Guatemala’s population is one of the youngest, fastest growing and least educated in Latin American. 

Books and Films

The GirlUp website has a list of suggested reading and films! The link below will take you there! Check it out and enjoy! http://girlup.smallworldlabs.com/content/resources/Girl%20Up%20Suggested%20Readings%20and%20Films_UPDATED.pdf

Last Activity period meeting!

Tomorrow, April 12, is the last activity period meeting for this semester! We will be reflecting on our first semester and writing letters to girls around the world! Hope to see you all there!

Fact of the week- #8

For the majority of girls living in Liberia and other developing countries, work takes priority over education.

Screenings and ways to take action!

Thank you to everyone who came to the screenings of GirlRising! Your support is greatly appreciated!
The picture attached is of a card for GirlRising and ways to take action!

Fact of the Week- #7

Rape is the most frequently reported crime in Liberia, with girls the ages 10-14 the most frequent victims.

Feedback on GirlRising!

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/article.aspx?subjectid=283&articleid=20130317_282_D6_CUTLIN370688

This link, to the Tulsa World website, talks about GirlRising and the success in the fist showing at the Circle Cinema!

Meet the leaders of RISE

Fact of the Week- #6

Malawi has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world, ranking 9th globally. Girls are four times more likely to be HIV positive than boys in Malawi.

GirlRising= Success

Thank you to everyone who came to the screening of GirlRising! It was a huge success! If you missed the showing, there is another one on March 25 at the Circle Cinema! Again, thank you all so much for your continued support!

Girls+Education

Girls+Education=

#basicmath #10x10act

Second Chance!

We are excited to announce that the GirlRising film will be showing at the Circle Cinema on March 25th! If you did not buy a ticket before it was sold out for the showing on March 11th, then this is your second chance to come and see it! And if you liked it the first time, by all means come again.
To buy the tickets: go to circlecinema.com then click on Tickets, from there select the GirlRising film on March 25th! Thank you so much for your continuos support and we hope to see you all there!
If you did not catch the GirlRising click on the link below to watch!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsvklXhYaE&noredirect=1

Fact of the Week- #5

In many countries, more than half of the girls drop out of school before the 6th grade.

Club of the Month!!

It has just been announced that this month, RISE is GirlUp's club of the month! Thank you so much to everyone that has supported us!

Fact of the Week- #4

Educated women are more likely to resist abuse such as violence, and discrimination at home, in society or the workplace.

Fact of the Week- #3

Only 5 percent of indigenous girls in Guatemala have completed primary school, and only one in 10 girls is enrolled in secondary school.

GirlUp

If anyone is interested in learning more about GirlUp, the organization we are affiliated with, contact us or go to the GirlUp website- girlup.org
This is where we get our "fact of the week".

Fact of the Week- #2

Despite the important role adolescent girls face in shaping our global future, on average, close to 40 percent of adolescent girls feel their opinions are not taken into consideration enough or at all when household decisions are made on their behalf.

Sold Out!

The tickets to Girl Rising are officially sold out! Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket!

Girl Rising Preview!!

This is the film preview for Girl Rising! If you guys haven't bought your tickets yet, I hope this changes your mind! Hope you all enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJsvklXhYaE&noredirect=1

The film is coming to town!!

Thank you everyone who has bought a ticket to see the Girl Rising film!! We have tipped the scale with 60 plus people but you can still buy a ticket!! Hope to see you all there!!

Fact of the Week- #1

Girls make up more than half of the 140 million children and adolescents that are out of school.

RISE Logo!

Here is our logo! 

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who came! The turn out was great! 70+ people came! Thank you again! More updates will come soon!

Breakfast!!

Hope to see you guys at the breakfast today! 10 minutes in and the turn out is looking good!

Link to Gathr- Reserve Your Tickets Now!

Sorry that the link on the last post didn't work. Here is a working link to the Gathr website! Please reserve tickets! We hope to see you there!
http://gathr.us/screening/994

RISE Breakfast and Film!

Hey Guys! Just a friendly reminder about the following:
The Breakfast is this Saturday, February 2nd and it only costs 5 dollars! There will be pancakes, sausage, fruit, and juice! The money raised at the breakfast will go to GirlUp. This breakfast is a great opportunity to learn about RISE and we do! Hope to see you all there!!
Secondly, we are officially on Gathr! In case you don't remember- We are working with Gathr to bring Girl Rising to the Circle cinema. Girl Rising is a documentary about global education for girls. We have 24 days and counting to confirm 60 people coming to the film. The link below will take you to the direct page to buy your tickets. It would mean a lot to us if you at attended. Please share the link with family and friends!
http://gathr.us/screening/994
If you have any questions or would like to know more, check out our Facebook page RISE.
More updates of our activities will be posted here and on the Facebook page. We hope to see you all at the breakfast and film!