Teen Advisors

  • P Project/Program

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Key Information

Leaders of the Movement

Girl Up’s Teen Advisory Board leads our by girls, for girls movement; advancing our mission, providing feedback on key strategy, representing Girl Up at major events during critical moments, and energizing others to take action for girls around the world.

Each Teen Advisory Board is comprised culturally and globally diverse group, who serve as the face and voice of the Girl Up movement. Teen Advisors serve a one-year term with Girl Up and share the common goal of creating change to advance global gender equality. Each class of Teen Advisors participates in three in-person trainings. The 2021-2022 Teen Advisory Board is made up of 25 girls representing eight U.S. states, and 14 countries and territories– Ghana, Zambia, Poland, United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Burma/Myanmar, South Korea, India, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, the United States – and the British Virgin Islands.

Since its inception in 2010, more than 150 girls have gone through this global program. Collectively, Girl Up Teen Advisors have raised more than $500,000, completed more than 7,000 hours of community service, hosted hundreds of events in their communities around the world and performed thousands of advocacy actions at local, national, and global levels. They’ve also represented Girl Up on some of the world’s biggest stages, been integrated in critical global moments, and featured in some of the top media publications


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Global

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

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Partner(s)

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Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

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COVID-19 Response

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Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

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Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas


Cross-cutting areas

  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Mentorship
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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Age

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School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

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Participants include

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Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Social/gender norms change

  • Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
  • Work with community leaders

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action
  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

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Cross-cutting goals

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Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Girl Up