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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 14h

Rise Up Leader Sadia Khan worked hard to protect survivors of forced marriage. This week, California signed AB 2534, recognizing it as abuse under the state's Domestic Violence Prevention Act. Read Sadia's story 🔗 www.riseuptogether.org/global-good-…

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 01/10/2026

A year ago, Rise Up Together became an independent 501(c)(3). But our story started in 2009, working alongside local leaders advancing gender equity and justice. Read our 2025 Annual Report: www.riseuptogether.org/rise-up-toge…

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 30/09/2026

In Delhi, women are less than 3% of the transport workforce, pushed out by unsafe conditions and nowhere to report harassment. Rise Up Leader Hari Sharma is changing that. Read his story: www.riseuptogether.org/global-good-…

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Tunaweza Empowerment Organization @tunawezaempower.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We warmly congratulate Gloria Ochola, our team lead at @tunawezaempower.bsky.social, on her selection to the @riseuptogether.org Leadership & Advocacy Accelerator – Kenya Cohort 2026. We celebrate you and the leadership you bring to the movement. #RiseUpTogether #GenderEquality #TunawezaAt10

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 28/09/2026

At 12, on a train in Buenos Aires, Denise Dunning watched a girl not much older than her ask for help while passengers looked away. She promised herself she'd do something. That promise became who we are. www.riseuptogether.org/meet-dr-deni…

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 24/09/2026

13 laws, policies, and programs. 24.7 million people. One year. That's what Rise Up Leaders advanced in 2025. Our annual report shares how they did it. Read it and pass it on. 🔗 www.riseuptogether.org/rise-up-toge…

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 18/09/2026

This International Equal Pay Day, we're honored to stand alongside the leaders and communities working toward a world where women and girls are valued and paid equally. #EqualPayDay #GenderEquality #EconomicEmpowerment #FinancialInclusion #EqualPay

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 17/09/2026

In partnership with Cummins India Foundation, we're proud to introduce the first grantees of our Climate Solutions Lab! Meet all the leaders! 🌎 www.riseuptogether.org/meet-our-fir…

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 15/09/2026

Patricia Torres Sánchez came to the 2026 Mexico Accelerator with a vision for change. She left with new advocacy tools and a community of leaders advancing change in their own ways. "Some are driven by love, others by pain, but each has created a unique path for advocating and creating change."

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 11/09/2026

🧵 1/8 - It is a school morning. A girl wakes up, and her period has started. There are no pads at home this month.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 09/09/2026

Proud to have had our Kenya country representative, Naomi Monda, in Nairobi last week for the 2nd EAC regional conference on education. ✨ That belief sits at the heart of how we work. Grateful to Naomi for representing it. 🙌 #EACREC2026 #CommitmentsToImpact

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 08/09/2026

Today is International Literacy Day. In 2019, Rise Up Leader Sarmad Muhammad Soomar wrote a children's storybook, Wo Kahani, so kids in Pakistan could grow up seeing girls as leaders and boys as caregivers. It's now reached more than 5,000 children across six countries. 🌎#InternationalLiteracyDay

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 04/09/2026

This World Sexual Health Day, we stand with those working to change the systems that limit access, challenge stigma, and ensure everyone has the information, care, and agency to make decisions about their own health and body. 🌎

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 04/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Rise Up Leader Aminah Elster, who has been selected as a 2026 Echoing Green Fellow! We’re thrilled to see Aminah’s leadership recognized – and proud to have her as part of the Rise Up Together network. Congratulations, Aminah! 💜

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 03/09/2026

Applications for our 2026 Leadership Accelerator in Maharashtra, India closes September 20. Local leaders working toward gender equity: training, competitive grant funding, and a six-day in-person workshop in December. Apply now 🔗 bit.ly/RUT-India-2026

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 03/09/2026

Today, we join people around the world in mourning the passing of Gloria Steinem — a trailblazing feminist, writer, activist, and lifelong champion for gender equality. Rest in power, Gloria. Your voice — and your belief in the value of every one of ours — will continue to resonate. ❤️

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 03/09/2026

Your free vote can help fund local leaders! This month, Rise Up Together is a featured nonprofit in CREDO Mobile's September giving program, and you help decide how the funding is distributed. Voting is free and open to everyone! 🔗 Vote here: www.credodonations.com/organization…

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 31/08/2026

Kinda chic to swipe through. 🌎 This is the work Rise Up Together backs every day: local leaders driving change across education, health, economic opportunity, and climate.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 31/08/2026

What does an architect do? They picture something that doesn't exist yet, then bring together everything it takes to build it. Hold that thought. 🧵

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 27/08/2026

Rise Up Leader @amikamota.bsky.social was incarcerated in both of California's women's prisons. Now she's helping rewrite the rules inside them. Through Sister Warriors, she and her team went from sharing testimony to drafting legislation themselves.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 26/08/2026

Around the world, Rise Up Leaders are turning that power into action: strengthening education, improving health, expanding economic opportunity, advancing climate solutions, and changing policies and systems so they work better for women and girls.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 18/08/2026

123 years. At today's pace, that's how long it will take to close the global gender gap, and no economy has closed it yet. 🧵 A thread: 5 facts that change how you see gender justice.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 13/08/2026

Joyce and Ntokozo met at our South Africa Accelerator and built Zizojik'Izinto, Things Will Turn Around, to strengthen women's political representation in KwaZulu-Natal. 1,600+ advocates trained, plus a government commitment. 🔗 www.riseuptogether.org/global-good-...

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Global Good News: A Stronger Democracy for Women and Girls in South Africa - Rise Up Together

When Joyce Nomagugu Msomi and Ntokozo Madlala first met at the Rise Up Together South Africa Accelerator in 2020, they quickly realized they shared more than a passion for gender equity – they shared ...

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 10/08/2026

What does it take to change your community? These leaders have an answer. At our Mexico Accelerator, changemakers like Eréndira Bárcena Vital, Cristin So we want to hear from you: what is one change you want to see in your community? Tell us in the comments.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 05/08/2026

The people closest to a problem are closest to the solution. That belief is the whole reason Rise Up Together exists. New here? This is the best place to start. Swipe through to meet us.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 01/08/2026

Flashback to our Accelerator in Nigeria. Our Director of Strategic Partnerships, Jennifer Broome, saw how Rise Up leaders work every day for dignity, safety, and opportunity at home. Lasting change starts with local leaders. Where in the world are you reading this from? 🌍

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 27/07/2026

"Small, structurally aligned actions can unlock bigger systemic change." Rise Up Leader, Belinda Crawford

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 23/07/2026

What happens when you put a room full of local leaders together for one week? They leave with the skills, strategy, and network to change systems back home. A look back at our Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator in Kenya, where that change starts. #RiseUpLeaders #RiseUpTogether #GenderJustice

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 21/07/2026

We spent three months listening to climate and gender justice leaders across five countries. The clearest takeaway: the sector keeps asking how to build climate solutions for these communities. Local leaders are already building them. (1/6)

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 15/07/2026

REMINDER 📣 We're searching for our next cohort of #RiseUpLeaders in Kenya! Learn more and apply ➡️ bit.ly/RUT-Kenya2026-RFA 📅 Accelerator dates: November 2-7, 2026 ⏰ Application deadline: July 19, 2026

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 03/07/2026

This #FourthOfJuly, we're reflecting on this truth: Stronger democracies are built by people. #RiseUpLeaders are advancing policies, strengthening institutions & expanding opportunities so more people can shape the decisions that affect their lives – and we're honored to stand alongside them. ✊

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 26/06/2026

ICYMI 🗣️ Yesterday we brought together global movement leaders for our webinar “What Local Leaders Are Teaching Us About Climate Justice” – a conversation grounded in the experiences, insights and solutions of communities on the frontlines of #ClimateChange. Watch here: bit.ly/RUT-climate-webinar26 🔗

Speakers Josie Ramos, Vidhu Prabha, Naomi Monda, and Stephen Idoko on Zoom webinar. #PromoSky #ClimateJustice

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 23/06/2026

MEET THE SPEAKERS 🗣️ This Thursday, we’re bringing together our global team & alumni network for our webinar, “What Local Leaders Are Teaching Us About Climate Justice,” a conversation on community-led solutions at the intersection of climate and gender justice ⬇️ #PromoSky #ClimateJustice (🧵 1/2)

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 18/06/2026

#PrideMonth: We’re proud to share the latest edition of our #GlobalGoodNews series featuring Rise Up Leader Souvik Saha! He's fighting to strengthen access to affirming healthcare services for 14,000 #transgender people in Jharkhand, India. 🏳️‍⚧️ Full story: bit.ly/RUT-GGN-June2026

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 15/06/2026

We're searching for our next cohort of #RiseUpLeaders in Kenya, who will strengthen gender equity by advancing girls’ education! We’ll be selecting leaders to participate in our Leadership & Advocacy Accelerator from Nov. 2-7. ⏰ Deadline: July 19, 2026 🔗 Learn more/apply: bit.ly/RUT-Kenya2026...

Flyer with a photo of Rise Up Leaders in Kenya. The text at the top reads "Become a Rise Up Leader in Kenya." #ApplyNow #Opportunity #PromoSky

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 10/06/2026

WATCH 📽️ Meet Rise Up Leader Guadalupe Sánchez Arias from #Mexico, who is working with Juntos, A.C. to strengthen community and educational development for people and women with disabilities. ✨ Read more about our Mexico Accelerator at bit.ly/RUT-mexico-accelerator 🔗 #PromoSky

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 05/06/2026

#WorldEnvironmentDay is in full swing 💚 Follow the latest stories, events and actions from around the world as people come together #NowForClimate: www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026…

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 05/06/2026

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, we’re proud to release our latest report “Lessons at the Intersection of Climate and Gender.” 🌍🌱 It explores a critical reality: #ClimateChange is reshaping livelihoods, education, health and economic opportunity & its impacts are deeply gendered: bit.ly/RUT-climate-r...

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 04/06/2026

“WE ARE READY” 🎵 #RiseUpLeaders from our recent cohort in South Africa leveraged the power of song to capture how our Accelerator transformed their leadership and advocacy, and uplifted our amazing Global Team and partners in #SouthAfrica. Check out “We Are Ready.” More ➡️ bit.ly/RUT-south-af...

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 01/06/2026

We proudly celebrate, this #PrideMonth and year-round, the global LGBTQ+ community and the #RiseUpLeaders working tirelessly to fight for #LGBTQ+ rights, protections, and empowerment across the globe. 🏳️‍🌈🌎 Happy #Pride2026! #PrideMonth2026 #PromoSky

Graphic with rainbow, textured background; text reads "Rise Up Together celebrates Pride Month" and "We celebrate the global LGBTQ+ community and Rise Up Leaders fighting for for LGBTQ+ rights and protections around the world." At the bottom is a photo of Rise Up Leaders from Mexico - one holds a rainbow and trans-flag fan. #PromoSky #Pride

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 28/05/2026

We’re proud to unveil #RiseUpTogether's updated cumulative impact numbers reflecting more than a decade of global advocacy and impact through the end of 2025! (🧵1/2) #RiseUpLeaders #PromoSky

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 27/05/2026

Join us on June 25 for "What Local Leaders Are Teaching Us About Climate Justice." 🌍💻 The webinar will feature perspectives from our global team and #RiseUpLeaders, and explore how #ClimateChange is deepening gender inequality. Register: bit.ly/RUT26-climate... 🔗 #PromoSky

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 22/05/2026

Meet Rise Up Leader Erendira Bárcena Vital from Mexico! Learn how Erendira found solidarity among fellow #RiseUpLeaders at our latest Accelerator in Mexico & how the training affirmed that our struggles and movements are deeply interconnected. Read more: bit.ly/RUT-mexico-accelerator 🔗 #PromoSky

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 21/05/2026

In the May edition of our #GlobalGoodNews series and in honor of #WomensHealthMonth, we’re excited to spotlight Rise Up Leader Grace Nansamba, who is fighting to improve #MenstrualHealth for girls in Kenya! bit.ly/RUT-GGN-May26 🔗 (🧵1/2) #PromoSky #RiseUpLeaders

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 12/05/2026

This #NWHW, we’re uplifting #RiseUpLeaders like Olivia Favela-Gary working to improve maternal health outcomes for Black families. Listen to her remarks at our recent Evening of Impact, where she discusses her personal maternal health journey & how #RiseUpTogether has helped advance her advocacy.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from #RiseUpTogether! 🫶 We’re celebrating the mothers & caregivers in our lives, and today and every day, we’re fighting for #MaternalHealth. We believe every person deserves a safe, supported pregnancy & birth, because gender justice demands nothing less. ✨ #NWHW #MothersDay

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 08/05/2026

From building a strong network of collaborators, to taking away important lessons in leadership & advocacy, our new cohort of #RiseUpLeaders are leaving our Accelerator in #SouthAfrica with the skills & knowledge to improve the lives of women & girls. Check out these powerful moments. 📽️✨ #PromoSky

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 04/05/2026

ICYMI ➡️ The newest cohort of #RiseUpLeaders recently graduated from our latest Leadership and Advocacy Accelerator in #SouthAfrica. 🎉 Check out moments from the joyful celebration! (🧵1/2) #PromoSky

Rise Up Leaders holding certificates at graduation ceremony.

Rise Up Leaders dancing together in a circle.

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Rise Up Together @riseuptogether.org · 30/04/2026

#ClimateChange is not a distant threat. It’s a daily reality & it’s deeply gendered. After months of listening to movement leaders, we’re sharing what we’ve learned. Introducing the Executive Summary of our new report: Lessons at the Intersection of Climate and Gender. (link below 🔗)

Cover of climate report executive summary, "Lessons at the Intersection of Climate and Gender." It features of photo of leaders putting their hands together in a circle. #PromoSky

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