For troubled school in Peru, a useless class hour becomes a turning point

For troubled school in Peru, a useless class hour becomes a turning point

For many years, Peru BIRF in Juliaca, an industrial city in the Andes region of Peru, had a reputation as a ‘bad’ school. Every morning, as classes were getting underway at BIRF (which stands for Banco Internacional de Reconstrucción y Fomento), a van rolled slowly around the neighborhood, looking for kids skipping school. Some of […]

OVEE Embed Test 1

OVEE Embed Test 1

This is a test of the OVEE Embed process. This only lives on the development site. Embed code for iOS specifically 1. Current Screening 2. 360 Youtube Screening

Connecting with the Youth of Peru Through Film

Connecting with the Youth of Peru Through Film

Resources for reproductive health education are scarce in many parts of Peru. When Women and Girls Lead - Peru NGO partners met to brainstorm ideas for producing a new piece of media to advance the campaign objectives of increasing adolescents’ knowledge about sexual and reproductive health, they agreed that there was a need for compelling material to support sexual and reproductive health prevention initiatives.

Mobile Devices Bridge the Gender Gap

Mobile Devices Bridge the Gender Gap

A village in Gujarat, India has banned girls below the age of 18 from using mobile phones. According to the village head, mobile phones are a “nuisance to society” that distract girls from their studies and other chores. Women and Girls Lead Global wants to change that.

Changing the Conversation During Conflict

Changing the Conversation During Conflict

Worldwide displacement has reached an all-time high with war and conflict forcing almost 60 million people around the world to migrate. Since 2011, the Syrian Civil War alone has claimed over 220,000 lives, and displaced or killed more than half of the pre-war population.

Unstoppable Stories for Social Change

Unstoppable Stories for Social Change

On January 14, 2016 the Ford Foundation, ITVS, USAID and Women and Girls Lead Global invited a diverse group of filmmakers, NGO leaders and educators to experience the impact of media and social change for women and girls around the world at a very special event at the Ford Foundation headquarters in New York.