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Girl Rising
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Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film and the centerpiece of the 10×10 global social action campaign both focused on the same concept: Investing today in adolescent girls living in the developing world creates a ripple effect that transforms families, communities and entire countries for generations.
By harnessing the power of media and bringing together forward-thinking, action-oriented corporate and non-profit partners, global leaders and philanthropists, 10×10 brings together a global community to take action to improve the lives of adolescent girls around the world.
10×10 affects change three ways: (1) by driving resources to girl-focused programs that are proven models for change (2) by raising global awareness about the importance of education and skills-training for adolescent girls and (3) by using a groundswell of support to provoke governmental, institutional and policy changes that empower adolescent girls, the world’s single most powerful untapped resource.
- Google Joins Effort to Educate Girls
10×10 has been awarded a $500,000 grant from Google.org This generous support enables us to continue building our campaign to change the world…by changing the world for girls.USAID Public-Partnerships Week Gallery Exhibition
10×10′s first photo gallery, sponsored by USAID and our strategic action partner Intel, features stunning and powerful photographs from the field. The exhibit will be on display through February.Global Campaign for Education: Copenhagen
10×10 was asked to produce a 60 second PSA for Global Education Replenishment meetings held in Copenhagen. Check it out!10×10 Joins Intel’s Act Now Campus Program at San Jose State University
10×10 joined Intel as they hosted the first of many university panels at San Jose State University. The next panel will be on April 18th at the UCLA campus. -
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- Photo courtesy of the Nike foundation.
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- 10×10 Staff List
- • Girls with 7 years of education marry 4 years later and have 2.2 fewer children.
• When 10% more girls go to school, a country’s GDP increases on average by 3%.
• More education for girls means decreased malnutrition and HIV infection rates for all.
• One year of primary education for a girl increases her later wages up to 15%.
• A year of secondary education will raise her eventual wages up to 25%.Yet, less than two cents of every international development dollar is directed to girls.
10×10 tells the real stories of real girls
The 10×10 film combines the best qualities of narrative feature with the most powerful tools of documentary to tell the stories of 10 inspiring girls. 10×10’s creative vision employs the innovative filmmaking that contemporary audiences demand.10 countries. Girls across the world face many different obstacles. Early marriage, HIV, trafficking and civil war—to name just a few—have stacked the deck against girls. But in each country there are truly admirable girls who, despite the odds, are succeeding.
10 writers. Compelling stories require moving narratives and dynamic writing. Therefore, we are engaging some of the most acclaimed writers from each country, women who serve as natural models of success. The writer will spend time with a girl from her country. She will get to know her – her circumstances, her family, her hopes and dreams. She will then write a short story, a poem or an essay that serves, in effect, as a screenplay and as the foundation for an inspiring film. Through the words of the writer, the voice of the girl emerges.
10 major artists. The world-class artists who narrate the writing bring the stories to life. As widely recognized stars, they will be effective and powerful advocates for girls.
10×10 is fueled by the passion of our partners.
The energy and power of 10×10 comes from the commited engagement of our partners. They are thought leaders, visionaries and advocates of all kinds, including CEOs, nonprofit leaders, campus activists, global decision-makers, soccer moms, and heads of state. Together, we understand that educating girls can change the future.Corporate partners realize the importance of investing in adolescent girls.
10×10 corporate partners understand that educating and empowering girls is both great for society and great for business. Education breaks down the walls around a girls life and prepares her to become a full participant in tomorrow’s economy.Corporations involved with 10×10 have the opportunity to fortify their own business objectives with professionally produced media assets that draw attention to their investments in growing markets. Co-branded campaigns bring these corporations into the highly visible and accelerating girls movement. Clear pathways to actions give employees opportunities for engagement and measurable, immediate ways to impact the lives of girls. And 10×10 social networks connect corporations with audiences who share a deep commitment to investing in and supporting girls around the world.
10×10 is working with the most successful and innovative NGO partners.
10×10 non-profit partners have proven programs that serve girls around the world and provide the services that are vital to ensuring that girls transition from adolescence to adulthood with the life-skills and training necessary for success. The 10×10 campaign points individuals to tangible, meaningful actions that support our non-profit partners. Non-profit partners are armed with innovative strategies to use 10×10’s professionally produced media assets, including the 10×10 film, to raise funding and support for their programs around the world. The 10×10 campaign will rally communities to take actions for girls, compel policy makers to adopt policies that support girls, and inspire girls in the developing world and beyond.The 10×10 community propels girls to the center of the global agenda and provides clear pathways for individuals to take measurable actions that support girls. Writers, actresses, funders, corporate and NGO partners, audiences and advocates of all kinds come together as champions for girls.
Community drives 10×10, and we are building a community that includes everyone.
The 10×10 campaign has a three-year timeline, from January 2011 – December 2013. During this time, our community will find us through new media and internet platforms that provide borderless distribution for 10×10 media, in movie theaters, around televisions, in newspapers, on college campuses, at bookclubs, and at high-profile events. 10×10 gives millions of people the tools to be agents of change. Our community will drive resources to the programs proven to help girls. It will compel leaders to enact the changes that empower girls to transform their families, communities, and countries.Our community is a community of everyone only if it includes YOU.
Join Us as we tell the stories of 10 remarkable girls. With your help, 10×10 can begin to re-write the stories of countless others in the future. - CARE
http://www.care.orgRoom to Read
http://www.roomtoread.orgWorld Vision
http://www.worldvision.orgUnited Nations Foundation
http://www.unfoundation.org/Population Council
http://www.popcouncil.org/Half the Sky
http://www.halftheskymovement.org/10,000 Women
http://www2.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000womenGirls Count: A Global Investment & Action Agenda by Ruth Levine, Center for Global Development, Cynthaia B. Lloyd, Population Council, Margaret Greene, International Center for Reasearch on Women, Caren Grown, American University
http://www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org/girls_countNew Lessons: The Power of Educating Adolescent Girls by Cynthia B. Lloyd and Juliet Young
http://www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org/new_lessonsStart with a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health by Miriam Temin and Ruth Levine
http://www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org/start_with_a_girlNike Foundation, The Girl Effect
www.girleffect.orgUnited Nations Girls’ Education Initiative
http://www.ungei.orgWorld Education
http://www.worlded.org/WEIInternet/gwe/index.cfmSave the Children
http://www.savethechildren.org/programs/education/girls-education.html
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