Gender Equity Initiative
- A Advocacy Campaign/Project
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
Rise Up and Cummins Inc. have launched a $6 million partnership to advance social justice and improve education, equity and opportunity for girls and women in Nigeria, Mexico, India, South Africa, Kenya, Brazil, and the United States. Rise Up is building a global movement of visionary social entrepreneurs dedicated to advancing gender equity. We invest in these leaders to strengthen their organizations, lead change in their communities, and advance national-level impact through improved laws, programs, and funding for women and girls. Our Gender Equity Initiative empowers leaders to expand their impact by providing the training, funding, and resources they need to achieve large scale change at local and national levels through four core strategies: Advocacy and Leadership Accelerator, Social Justice Fund, Girls’ Voices Initiative, and Girls’ and Women's Voices Amplifier.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Latin America & Caribbean, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Brazil, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
UnknownYears
2013 -
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
N/AFunder(s)
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
- Other
Cross-cutting areas
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Community leaders
- School administrators
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Community mobilization
Life skills education
- Gender, rights and power
Policy/legal environment
- Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
Women's empowerment programs
- Advocacy/action
- Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
Not applicable or unknown
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Improved critical consciousness
- Increased advocacy/civic engagement
- Increased agency and empowerment
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms