Sister Zeph is an activist from Gujranwala, she primarily advocates for girls education and women empowerment. She is the Founder of Zephaniah Free Education, Zephaniah Women’s Education and Empowerment Foundation. Her journey began in 1997 when she was 13 years old and her teacher beat her in front of class. That is when she promised…
Vandana Hart is a dancer, choreographer, producer, activist, and UN Ambassador, and inspirational performing artist She is best known as the creator and host of the hit Netflix series We Speak Dance. She is also the former coordinator of the UN Women Safe Cities Global Programme. Vanda created and hosted We Speak Dance, which aired…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lipp_IAgxxM Emily Nielsen Jones is a donor-activist engaged in promoting human equality, justice, and peace around the world. She is particularly passionate and engaged in the nexus of faith, gender, and development and working to mobilize our faith traditions to more fully and unambiguously embrace gender equality. As the founding member and trustee of the…
Shaandiin P. Parrish, held the title of Miss Navajo Nation 2019-2021, She has been selected as the 2021 First Things First Navajo Nation Region Champion for Young Children an award given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. To Shaandiin, participating…
“I am gender equality activist, youth worker and trainer from Azerbaijan with a global mindset and ability to understand local realities. As a first chairwoman of National Youth Council of Azerbaijan, I managed to break a lot of existing gender stereotypes about women in leadership. I am very passionate about public policy making, gender studies…
Vanessa Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda. The 24-year-old has become the latest cover for TIME Magazine’s October Issue, that’s been set aside as a Global Climate Fight Issue. She grew up in Kampala and became a celebrity in December 2018 after becoming concerned about the unusually high temperatures in her country. She was…
ABBY WAMBACH is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup Champion. She was the United States’ leading scorer in the 2007 and 2011 Women’s World Cup tournaments and the 2004 and 2012 Olympics. An activist for equality and inclusion, Abby is the author of the New York Times bestseller Forward: A Memoir and…
Peachanda Dubose is a playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, author, director, poet, humanitarian, producer, and activist. She is also the Founder and CEO of her own production company, Mayan Productions LLC, since ‘2010. Peachanda discovered her true purpose late in life, at the age of 35, she found healing in creating life changing stories that impact the…
Deborah Szekely is a prominent visionary, activist and philanthropist. She was born in 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, and spent her childhood in Tahiti, where her family became acquainted with philosopher and natural-living advocate Edmond Bordeaux Szekely. Deborah married Edmond in 1939 and, in 1940, the couple opened a camp in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico,…
Neema Namadamu is a visionary game-changer. From a young age, she refused to accept the limitations imposed on her by society. Disabled by polio at age two, her prospects in life were considered nonexistent by many. But thanks to her mother’s dedication, and Neema’s own determination, she managed to surmount great obstacles to complete her…
