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Trinity Hall's International Day of the Girl event

On our Day 3 of Highlights we’re showcasing some fabulous events from all over the world! If you’d like more information check out all our 551 events in 93 countries, in 325 cities, and on all 7 continents!

I Am a Girl, I Am Not Your Wife: Liberia Holds a Parade for Girl’s Rights
Monrovia, Liberia

The Ministry of Gender Development in Liberia hosted a celebration titled, “I Am a Girl, I Am Not Your Wife,” aimed at exploring more opportunities for girls as well as increasing awareness of inequality that girls face. The event focused on access to legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination and violence. The event culminated in a street parade with a tour for participants to vulnerable communities.

For more information about The Ministry of Gender Development, visit their website.

Rocking Out for Girls: Plan India has a concert to celebrate
Mumbai, India

Plan India organized a rock concert with six leading and popular Indian rock bands. They all performed on the theme, “Because I am a Girl.” The bands included Indian Ocean, Indus Creed, Sona Mahapatra, Euphoria, Papon, and Parikrama. The show was complete with several “shout-outs” to girls.

Check out Plan India’s site for more information.

A Campaign Launch: Google Student Ambassador holds conferences for Algerian girls
Algiers, Algeria

Google Student Ambassador and Google Women in Technology Ambassador, Djahida Belayadi, launched a year-long awareness campaign in Algeria at the National Higher School of Computer Science. Belayadi organized a series of conferences for the region’s girls to raise awareness of the importance of girl’s education. She plans on forming groups of volunteers to dispatch in Algeria and on arranging them in turn throughout the year to host awareness campaign events.

A Family Event: Trinity Hall school shows off their #BasicMath skills
New Jersey, USA

The students and families of Trinity Hall, an all-girls Catholic high school, gathered for a night to celebrate educating and empowering girls! The school played the 10×10 trailer, and everyone filled out their own #BasicMath signs. Girls ran up on stage and lifted their signs while parents snapped photos and cheered. It was a night for the girls to share their ideas, visions, and dreams.

To learn more about Trinity Hall or their event, see their Facebook page.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the International Day of the Girl to help raise awareness around girls’ education and inspire people to take action. Continue the effort. Spread the Word. Share the Girl Rising trailer with friends and family so that together we can help educate girls and change the world!

October 24, 2012

International Day of the Girl: Day 2 of Highlights!

Girls and Volunteers at Intel Workshops in New Delhi

Our Day 2 highlights from International Day of the Girl are here! If you’d like more information check out all our 551 events in 93 countries, in 325 cities, and on all 7 continents!

Investing in Nutrition and Science: Intel Volunteers Host Workshops for Underprivileged Girls
New Delhi, India

250 volunteers participated in a host of activities with underprivileged girls, and many even learned sign language in preparation. About 100 students from partner schools and from NGOs for the visually challenged and speech and hearing impaired, as well as girls from juvenile homes, were invited to the Intel India Campus to participate in information sessions. Some of these workshops were about demystifying microprocessors and about the importance of science, nutrition, and exercising. Intel also led a program giving career guidance to girls that had dropped out of school or college. A few of the volunteers even paid a visit to the orphanage for mentally and physically challenged girls.

For more information about Intel’s programs, visit their website.

A Nationwide Broadcast about Girls: Kids Radio 103.0 FM’s live program
Freetown, Sierra Leone

On October 11, Kids Radio, a national radio broadcast in Sierra Leone, hosted live radio programs with girls. Some of the features included a community drama about girls’ education, quizzes, and debate competitions. The station also interviewed women in an effort to encourage girls to be educated. The broadcast even included an open program for girls to call in and tell the entire country their dreams!

Email kidsradiosierraleone@gmail.com if you’d like to learn more.

Workshopping the Future: Women@Google teams up with 10×10
Buenos Aires, Argentina

A 10×10 representative flew out to Buenos Aires and presented a question to Women@Google members from all over Latin America: how could each respective country team bring the message of girls’ education and a concrete action plan back home with them using 10×10? They came up with some incredible ideas on how to best use mentoring, workshops, teaching in local schools, and 10×10 partner involvement to spread the word. All of the women decided to plan screenings of Girl Rising in their home cities, too! The night ended in a “Girls + Education = _______” celebration, where each Google team member posed with a sign declaring their own vision for girls!

New Ways to Connect the Dots: Circle of Women hosts a national conference at Yale
Connecticut, USA

Circle of Women, an organization that works to mobilize students to provide education for girls worldwide, hosted a national conference titled, ‘Girls + Education.’ One of the members, Lauren Hoffman, described the purpose of the event as a way to “challenge participants to re-think their approach to increasing and improving women’s education, to generate exciting new ways to connect the dots, and to make a difference to those less fortunate.” It had several workshops that encouraged participants to share their thoughts and generate new approaches to girls’ education!

To learn more about Circle of Women, visit their website.

International Day of the Girl events worldwide!

October 18, 2012

International Day of the Girl: Day 1 of Highlights!

International Day of the Girl events worldwide!

What an amazing day! We had over 551 events in 93 countries, in 325 cities, and on all 7 continents! Here are a few of the exciting events from International Day of the Girl:

A Gathering for Girls: Blossoms Children Community brings everyone together
Harare, Zimbabwe

Blossoms Children Community's event!

Blossoms Children Community hosted a huge event at Glen-View 1 High School in Harare, Zimbabwe with an attendance of 2,000 girls from Glen-View High 1 and High 2. There were several performances including a drama, dances, poems, and motivational speeches. The Deputy Public Affairs Officer of the United States government was the guest of honor.

For more information check out Blossoms Children Community’s website.

Surfing Possibility: A fundraiser by Brown Girl Surf and Storytellers for Good
California, USA

Brown Girl Surf and Storytellers for Good hosted a fundraiser for their trip this fall. They will be traveling to India and Bangladesh to meet South Asia’s first female surfers and share their stories! The groups gathered to spread awareness about their trip, and the event included sneak peek Skype interviews with some of the female surfers. The evening centered around sharing stories and the Brown Girl Surf journey through a series of blogs, short-form documentary profiles, and photographs.

For more information check out Brown Girl Surf and Storytellers for Good online.

Kindles for Education: Worldreader program in Africa uses technology to spread #BasicMath
Ghana, Uganda, Kenya

Worldreader girl holding her kindle

Worldreader combined technology and education through their Kindle program in Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya. Girls held up electronic readers that showed off images of Barca football (soccer) players and “Girls + Education = ______” phrases. This event was in conjunction with their 1 Million Books campaign.

Check out Worldreader’s website to learn more.

October 8, 2012

Breaking News: Girl Rising Teaser is Now Live!

Girl Rising is the feature-length film at the center of 10×10′s global action campaign for girls’ education.The film reveals extraordinary stories from around the globe, of revolutionaries fighting to overcome impossible odds on the road to realizing their dreams of education.. Coming Spring 2013.

June 16, 2012

10×10 Weekly News Digest

Welcome to 10×10′s weekly News Digest. In case you missed them, here is a sampling of some of the week’s most interesting articles on girls’ education and women’s empowerment. Happy reading!

Education For All: The Only Job for Boys and Girls is to go to School: In honor of World Day against Child Labor- a reminder that the only place kid’s belong is in the classroom.

Sierra Leone: ‘More Girls in Schools Mean Better Families, Better Communities and a Better Nation’, President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma: President Koroma disclosed that apart from all other things, he was a living example of how education can transform not just the life of an individual, but also the lives of those around him.

CAMFED: Girls Education to Beat Poverty: Secretary of State champions girls’ education programs to beat poverty.

Afghan Girls’ Long Road to Education: Like any girl around the world, Afghan girls want the freedom to pursue an education and gainful employment ─ but for many of them, that is not possible without threats to their lives.

India: The Orphanage Giving Girls a Future: One wants to be a singer, one an astronaut, one a maths teacher. For girls at this pioneering orphanage in Mumbai anything seems possible

Best and Worst G20 countries to be a Woman: The poll, released ahead of a summit of G20 heads of state to be held in Mexico June 18-19, showed the reality for many women in many countries remains grim despite the introduction of laws and treaties on women’s rights.

India Advances, But Many Women Still Trapped in the Dark Ages: ”It’s a miracle a woman survives in India. Even before she is born, she is at risk of being aborted due to our obsession for sons.”

Africa’s Female Presidents Say They Offer Different Kind of Leadership: “Women tend to make better leaders because they are more directly connected to the needs of their people.”

Meet Aparna, Mumbai’s Teenage Sex Educator: Aparna is member of a nongovernmental organization called Kranti, meaning “revolution,” which strives to give young women rescued from prostitution access to education and new opportunities.

White House Blog: How will we save five million children’s lives each year by 2035?: In one of the greatest humanitarian achievements of the past 50 years, child mortality has dropped by 70 percent world-wide.

April 28, 2012

Director’s Notebook

10×10 Director, Richard Robbins sent us his thoughts from the field while filming 10×10 in Peru.

I haven’t made it up to La Rinconada yet – still trying to acclimate to 13,000 feet before heading up to 17,000. I have now been to eight of our 10 countries. I figure I’ve now seen enough to offer some general observations about the world. Mostly the not very profound things that have occurred to me over the last two years, from a tired American traveler’s perspective.

So here, in no particular order, are 10 thoughts about the planet and traveling it.

The bicycle is a staggeringly important invention. Most of us don’t realize how this simple piece of technology transforms many millions of lives. The world would not function without it.
It doesn’t take too much travel to realize that we Americans coddle our children, very often to their detriment. Children are truly capable, and basic responsibility is not a burden to them.
When in doubt, don’t eat it. A little hungry is a lot more manageable than a little sick. And honestly there is rarely such a thing as “a little sick.” Oh, and you do not want to try the local delicacy. I promise.
Dignity is the most precious human commodity. More than health, money, power or even education.
Long-term planning is not a skill or a lifestyle or a cultural phenomenon. It’s a luxury afforded those of us with a somewhat certain future.
The joy of children is universal. And there is no creature on the earth more adorable than a little girl. Little boys can be cute too but they have a nasty habit of throwing rocks at things they find interesting. Like me.
The world has an extraordinary shortage of trash cans and a lot a lot of trash. Also, in most of the world there is really no such thing as clean, just degrees of dirty.
When taking care of business, a careless squat (for those of us without a lifetime of practice) can be catastrophic. A mistake you will only make once (sober).
There is more kindness and more cruelty in the world than you can ever get your head around.
There is no national or cultural dominance when it comes to annoying ringtones. They are everywhere.