She's the First is a non-profit organization that sponsors girls' education in developing countries so that they can be the first in their families to graduate from school.
Shabana Basij--Rasikh shared her incredible story at the 10x10 campaign kick-off event in New York City on the eve of the International Day of the Girl.
They made beds and cleaned toilets. They shined shoes, dusted jackets, cooked meals and washed dishes. Yet the Pullman porters created history in the face of adversity and racial prejudice. They helped form the foundation for the black middle class, and became instrumental in the civil rights movement.
Follow two former porters as they travel from their homes in Seattle to Oakland, Calif., where they were honored by Amtrak and the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum for their years of service.
Following a theme of service and collaboration, guest speaker Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children's Zone, implored the Class of 2012 to bring their talents and join his "losing team" in the war on poverty, violence and the lack of education.
This is an informative video about law and Protection of Women from Domestic Violence in India. Throughout the video you can see how women advocate to eliminate domestic violence and to make the government create and respect the law.
Meka is a 20 year old woman that was forced into child marriage. Today she stands up to early marriage by educating Ethiopian girls and by intervening when an early marriage is about to take place.
AFSC's Peace Truck in Guatemala travels around the city to provide urban youth with a "safe space" to receive counseling and learn conflict resolution skills
A former Colombian prostitute narrates the story of her life and how she managed to transform it, overcoming extreme poverty, drug addiction, and sexual abuse among others.
