Empowering young women leaders who defend gender equality

No matter their background, girls have the power to transform themselves, their communities, and the world around them. Girl Up is a global movement of empowered young women leaders who defend gender equality. Through leadership development training, Girl Up gives girls the resources and platform to start a movement for social change wherever they are. For those who stand with us in this movement, there is no rest until we achieve equal rights for every girl. Because when girls rise, we all rise. Girl Up was founded by the United Nations Foundation in 2010, and continues to work across a global community of partners to achieve gender equality worldwide.

As a girl-driven movement for gender equality, Girl Up commits to mobilize, train, and support young women changemakers in developing girl-led community action plans and effectively advocating for their rights and for the rights of girls everywhere. We will support girl advocates globally in leading 1,000 community action campaigns by 2024.

Mode of engagement:

• Programmatic action
  Through leadership development training, the UN Foundation's Girl Up program gives girls the resources and platform to start a movement for social change wherever they are.