If you've ever wanted to go to Nollywood, this is your chance! This presentation will feature pioneering work from Nigeria's film industry, innovative video and mobile projects in Malawi, and the first animated series for girls in Ethiopia. Panelists will explore how technology can provide a platform for youth health justice and share insights from ongoing work at the forefront of global youth-led media.

1. Girl-Centered Storytelling
YTH Live 2017
Emily Teitsworth, Rise Up

2. Advancing health, education, and equity
for girls, youth, and women
600 million girls live in poverty
82 million girls are child brides
50% of sexual assaults worldwide are against girls 15
and younger
< 2 cents of every international funding dollar goes to
girls
1 in 3 women have survived physical and/or sexual
violence
300,000 women die every year during pregnancy
and childbirth…fully 75% of maternal deaths are
caused by
preventable conditions.
1.8 billion young people globally
70% of Africa’s population is <30 years old
Young people account for ~40 % of all new HIV
infections worldwide
Worldwide, 100+ million young people are illiterate

3. Our theory of change

4. Rise Up’s Denise Dunning with girl leaders
from Rise Up focus countries:
Al Jazeera America, March 2015
Emelin’s (Guatemala) keynote with UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the UN:
“… as a leader in my community, I fight for
my rights, because the rights of girls and
women are human rights, and all girls have a
voice and we will claim our rights.”
Memory (Malawi) speaking with Chelsea
Clinton about girls’ education during the
Clinton Global Initiative:
“Governments must invest in girls' education
and enforce laws to protect girls."
Amplifying marginalized girls’ voices

5. PODER:
Indigenous girl leaders in Guatemala
dramatize the story of their successful
campaign to make changes in their
community.
Girls Behind the Camera:
Girl advocates in Malawi learn technical
video-making skills and co-create an
advocacy video.
Zahra:
Nollywood (Nigeria’s film industry) tells a
story of girls fighting for justice and
standing up against all odds.
Girl-centered storytelling

9. Our impacts

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