Meet some of our 2015 Advice Project Summit Fellows
A few of the youth fellows from our 2015 Advice Project Media Summit introduce themselves. They represent four countries (Peru, Canada,...
Victim-Blaming of Teen Rape Survivors in Cameroon
In 1993, the United Nations general assembly defined violence against women as any act of gender-based violence that causes physical or...
Taking Charge of the Media — Amplifying the Stories of Afghan-American Teen Girls
“What is this word, media?” whispered the girl sitting next to me. I took a deep breath and looked into the expectant faces of seven...
Growing Mango Trees to Educate Girls
A woman is gang raped and flung from a bus in India, Nigerian terrorists are stealing girls and honor killings are common. In the most...
Advice Project Media Workshop at Women for Afghan Women
Today it was an honor to lead an Advice Project workshop with some of the young women at Women for Afghan Women! Together, we read some...
A Story About the Importance of Educating Girls: Naheed Bahram, Program Director for Women for Afgha
It was a great privilege last week to meet with Advice to My Thirteen-Year-Old Self contributor and New York Program Director for Women...
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