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VOTE FOR EQUALITY
LOS ANGELESGlobal Girl Media Los Angeles produced a 2-part video series called WHY VOTE? for the 2024 Presidential Elections, canvasing BIPOC young women in the Los Angeles area about the issues that matter to them. One of them was about...
OUR BODIES ARE ON THE LINE
LOS ANGELESGlobal Girl Media Los Angeles produced a 2-part video series called WHY VOTE? canvasing BIPOC young women in the Los Angeles area about the issues that matter to them. One of them was reproductive rights. Posting this post-election,...
MUSIC EMBRACING CULTURES
GREECEThe “Music Embracing Cultures” project, a songwriting and multimedia project was spearheaded by PRAKSIS in collaboration with Global Girl Media Greece and Culture Break Borders, with the goal of integrating youth from...
Global Girl Aisha Clarke wins TV Collective Breakthrough Leader Award
UNITED KINGDOMWe are delighted for Aisha Clarke, GGM UK graduate and trustee, with her well-deserved win as TV Collective’s Breakthrough Leader 2024. Please reach out to the Global Girl Media UK, and SUPPORT THEM! – so that we can keep...
YOUR HONOR IS IN YOUR MIND
GREECEWhat is slut shaming? And what if it comes from another woman like your mother or grandmother? This video was produced by Global Girl Media as part of a video training in Athens, funded by CARE-Community Based Prevention of GBV In...
Global Girl Media Greece Holds Community Screenings on GBV
GREECEOn July 11th in Athens, Greece, GGM held a celebration of its work on the project CARE-Community Based Prevention of GBV In Italy and Greece, held in partnership with International Rescue Committee (IRC) Hellas and Italy, Caritas...
ANOTHER PALERMO
GREECEA look at the city of Palermo, Sicily through the eyes of eight young migrant girls, either born to foreign parents or recently arrived in the city. A fresh look at the subtle ways racism and sexism intersect and when you’re...
GGM Germany wins VEZ Volunteer Award
GERMANY, NEWSThe VEZ Voliunteer Awards in Germany selected GGM Germany, our newest chapter, as one of its awardees, honoring 21 projects from 201 applications that have impressed with their innovative and committed contributions. VEZ was...
INSIGHT FASHION
SOUTH AFRICAThis film dives deep into thrift culture. The purpose is to familiarize people with thrifting. I want to understand why people thrift and how thrifting benefits them. In addition, I am curious to know their opinions on commercialising...
SEEING SOLID
SOUTH AFRICA‘Seeing Solid’ is a film that is engulfed by the admiration of the graffiti that surrounds the walls of Braamfontein, a suburb that has a concentrated student populace. Some businesses benefit from the artsy nature of the graffiti...
SKATE AWAY
SOUTH AFRICAAn observational documentary on how just 23.9% of female skaters are represented in the world of skating. This led to the importance of figuring out whether there are more of us who skate, and how comfortable we are at skateparks...
AFRICAN BAKERY
SOUTH AFRICAAfrican Bakery takes us through Mrs Qondi Nhlapho’s journey as a baker and business owner. The female entrepreneur revisits her story from when she started selling from the comfort of her home, creating job opportunities for others...
WOMEN IN BOXING – SMANGELE SMASH HADEBE
SOUTH AFRICAThis video serves as a pilot for a Women in Boxing documentary on ‘Smash’ Hadebe and her rise to fame. Produced by GGM South Africa....
FINDING HOME
SOUTH AFRICAFinding Home is a narrative documentary that is observational, which is character based and character driven. The story takes place in South Africa right in the midst of the vibrant city called Braamfontein, where corner to corner you...
THE LOVE WITHIN
LOS ANGELESProduced by the GGM LA 2024 class, focused on the Watts Community in South Central Los Angeles. The video asks the question, What is Community? And the answer they find is LOVE…...
Global Girl Media Greece at the Athens WOW Women’s Festival!
GREECE, NEWSFor the second year in a row, GGM Greece is participating in the Athens WOW Women’s Festival, 2024 held at the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center. GGM Greece produced four videos of women’s stories that highlight dedication,...
THE QUESTION OF WHO I AM
LOS ANGELESA creative and insightful look at the hot topic of identity, using animation and intimate exploration, through the engaging eyes of three LatinX young women living in Los Angeles....
EVERYONE CAN BE A GRETA
UNITED KINGDOMDaze Aghaji always felt a connection to nature. She explains why she now describes herself as a climate activist – and what we can all do to make a difference....
GGM Greece wins Mediterranean Women’s Fund for Climate Project
GREECE, NEWS, climate change, Greece, NewsGGM Greece recently received a grant from the Mediterranean Women’s Fund to launch a project in the UNESCO protected eco zone of Zagorochoria, a remote mountain region in Northern Greece. The project, titled DIAVA, or...
MAIA ADELIA WINS
NEWS, UNITED KINGDOMGlobal Girl Media UK graduate (2019) Maia Adelia has been awarded the BAFTA Scholarship to support her continuing documentary filmmaking studies at the prestigious National Film and Television School. Since attending the GGM UK Summer...
GENTRIFICATION IN KOREATOWN
LOS ANGELESSeveral GGM reporters live and grew up in Koreatown, and wanted to both celebrate their neighborhood but also report on how gentrification has changed their lives. This video interviews a local resident activist, a media influencer and...
GGM Los Angeles EMMY AWARD WINNING documentary short film “Under the Scarf”
LOS ANGELES, POLITICS AND SOCIETYOne globalgirl from LA tells us what it’s like to move there from Bangladesh and attend school wearing a hijab, as well as her thoughts on immigration....
Global Girl Media celebrates an active summer!
CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOMSimultaneous training in London, Johannesburg, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Stay tuned for reports from young women who lensing critical topics in their lives and communities. Because what matters to them matters to us! Thankful to our...
YALDA HAKIM INTERVIEW BY GGM UK
UNITED KINGDOMThis is Yalda’s Hakim interview at the GGM’s UK film festival in 2021....
ZARA JANJUA
UNITED KINGDOMZara Janjua, as guest speaker at GGM’s UK film festival in 2021, talked about “Career in media”....
GGM SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICAWe are GGMSA, GlobalGirl Media South Africa, a non-profit that has powerful global sisters. Our international umbrella organization was born right here in SA. Global filmmakers and journalists saw the need for girls’ voices to be...
MELANCHOLY FILM
SOUTH AFRICAThis is the inspirational story of Sinoxolo who bravely shares her journey after being diagnosed with clinical depression. Sinoxolo Mdingi believes everyone can be happy, no matter the position you are in. With her great family support...
GENDER EQUALITY IN CHICAGO
CHICAGOThis project was made in collaboration with Global Girl Media-Chicago, The Fund for Women’s Equality, and the ERA Coalition....
GENTRIFICATION IN LEIMERT PARK
LOS ANGELESGGM reporters set out to understand the historically black, significant and creative neighborhood of Leimert Park in Los Angeles, and how gentrification has changed it’s distinct character recently, by interviewing locals,...
GGM Greece at Athens Democracy Forum
GREECEGlobal Girls from our Greek chapter attending the 10th Athens Democracy Forum, interviewing women participants on how gender issues are linked to democracy....
GGM WINS BLACK GIRLS FREEDOM FUND!
NEWSWe’re proud to be one of 68 grantee partners of the @BlackGirlFreedomFund (BGFF), an initiative of @GrantmakersForGirlsOfColor. Selected by their Grantmaking Council of Black girls, femmes and gender-expansive youth ages 14-22, these...
GGM GREECE WINS GRACIE AWARD!
GREECE, NEWS, FeaturedWe are so honored to announce that our Greek chapter’s documentary short film “Escape to Justice” is among the winners of 47th Annual Gracie Awards. Congratulations to the film’s team of producer/directors/editors: Eli...
GGM GREECE HOSTS EVENING “OVER TO HER”
NEWS, POLITICS AND SOCIETY, Women’s Rights/Human rightsGlobal Girl Media Greece hosts a very special evening in Athens, October 2, 2021. OVER TO HER is a podcast and video series produced by GGM Greece to promote the goals of the United Nation’s Gender Equality Forum. Six videos and...
GlobalGirl from Greece gets credit in The Guardian
NEWS, FeaturedWe are proud to announce Andriana Theochari, one of our global girl reporters from Greece worked on a photo-journalism project this summer about the devastating wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, with award-winning photojournalist...
BELONGING
UNITED KINGDOM, Women’s Rights/Human rightsDila and Isabella discuss what it’s like to grow up in an ethnically diverse country, the U.K., but still be facing systemic racism and prejudice from primary school to employment. Produced for the GGM UK Summer Digital Training...
ACTIVITSA! BEV DITISIE FROM SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA, activism, feminism, human rights, LGBTQ, South Africa, Women’s Rights/Human rightsGrowing up in 80s Soweto, Ditsie was immersed in the struggle against apartheid. But she knew racial oppression was only part of the fight – and organised the first Pride march in Africa....
ZOOM UNIVERSITY
LOS ANGELES, Featured, POLITICS AND SOCIETYGGM Los Angeles reporters investigate how the Covid-19 crisis has impacted their education, and how online classes, school administrators, students, and teachers are coping....
ACTIVISTA: HOLLY MITCHELL
LOS ANGELES, POLITICS AND SOCIETYProfile of the incredible former CA State Senator Holly Mitchell, who recently won a seat on the L.A. County Supervisor in the November 2020 election. This is a big job: each Supervisor represents a little over 2 million people and...
ACTIVISTA: LENEE RICHARDS
LOS ANGELES, POLITICS AND SOCIETYFor this second in the Activista Series, we talk with SUPER STAR campaign manager Lenee Richards– the woman in charge of Holly Mitchell’s campaign for LA County Supervisor. She tells us what motivates her work…and her...
YOUNG, WOKE AND FREE: NATALIE
LOS ANGELES, POLITICS AND SOCIETYIn the second episode of our new series “Young, Woke, & Free” GGM LA reporters follow Natalie, who organized a Black Lives Matter protest in Burbank, going up against people in her own family who doubted her. “If you know...
YOUNG, WOKE AND FREE: LILA
LOS ANGELES, Featured, POLITICS AND SOCIETYIn the first episode of our new series “Young, Woke, & Free” GGM L.A. reporters get out into the streets and meet Black Lives Matter protestor Lila who shares what inspires and motivates her activism....
LITTLE MOTHER
GREECE, Featured, Women’s Rights/Human rightsA personal, even humorous account of Atta, a child bride from Syria, who is now in Athens, separated from her husband and children, determined to realize her dream of becoming a lawyer....
WAITING IN AN ENDLESS LINE
GREECE, Featured, POLITICS AND SOCIETYThis video details the life of every refugee in stark black and white: an endless line of waiting. Also features an original song sung by one of our Globalgirls, originally from Afghanistan, now living in Greece....
ESCAPE TO JUSTICE
GREECE, activism, empower, girls, Featured, Women’s Rights/Human rightsA searing account of one young refugee woman’s harrowing sexual assault by her smuggler, which inspired her to draw, paint, and eventually find the strength to speak out about the abuse and neglect of women on the move, even from...
AMIGAS
GUATEMALA, POLITICS AND SOCIETY, Women’s Rights/Human rightsA poignant video letter from one friend to another who was lost to gun violence in Guatemala....
PAPA
GUATEMALA, Featured, POLITICS AND SOCIETYIn a love letter to her father, Claudia tells him how much she misses him since he has left for El Norte, or the United States. Growing up without a father is not easy, especially when he has left his guitar behind…...
DIGITAL JOURNALISM SUMMER PROGRAM (July 2020)
LOS ANGELESExciting Scholarship Opportunity for girls 14 – 19 years old! APPLY NOW for our July 2020 Digital Journalism Training SCHOLARSHIP! Learn how to use professional cameras, audio gear, and editing software to tell the stories YOU...
MEHRIN: LOS ANGELES, USA
CORONA #IRL, LOS ANGELES, Science, Health and EnvironmentMehrin’s family immigrated from Bangladesh to the U.S. when she was ten years old. She has worked extremely hard in school, always dreaming of the day her parents would watch her walk across a graduation stage. But what happens...
ARTIOLA: KOSOVO
CORONA #IRL, KOSOVO, Science, Health and EnvironmentArtiola takes us on a quirky journey through her quiet hometown in Kosovo, playfully musing about the effects of the Corona pandemic, even asking the animals what they think of quarantine…...
GGM Reporters Speak Out About Vaccine Accessibility — CORONA #IRL
NEWSGlobalGirl Media reporters Ingrid from Guatemala, Mahmonir from Greece, and Morisha from the U.K. were featured on June 27th, alongside world leaders, scientists, performing artists, and activists to speak out about the need for a...
MORISHA: London, U.K.
CORONA #IRL, UNITED KINGDOM, Featured, Science, Health and EnvironmentDuring the Covid-19 pandemic, Morisha is quarantined at home with her mother and grandmother. She reports on how her mother, an “essential worker” at a hospital for NHS, has to maintain distance from them to keep her...
INGRID: GUATEMALA
CORONA #IRL, GUATEMALA, POLITICS AND SOCIETYIngrid takes us into Villa Nueva, a low-income neighborhood where she lives, to show how day laborers and local vendors are getting by under Covid-19....
ADELE AND MAHMONIR: AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, CORONA #IRL, FeaturedAdele and Mahmonir are best friends, both refugees from Afghanistan who met in Greece. But their lives are torn apart when one of them has to leave with her family to go to Germany. This is a story of a remarkable friendship, one that...
LUNGILE: SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH AFRICA, Women’s Rights/Human rightsLungile from South Africa discovers there is an emergency domestic violence hotline set up during the Covid-19 crisis, but she also discovers no one knows about it. When she dials the number, no one answers. She interviews a lawyer and...
CONTRA: Los Angeles, U.S.
CORONA #IRL, LOS ANGELES, Featured, Science, Health and EnvironmentContra turns 21 during the Covid-19 pandemic, and even though she doesn’t get to celebrate as planned, she shares how spending her teen years battling serious depression actually prepared her well for the disappointment, anxiety,...
KAMO: SOUTH AFRICA
CORONA #IRL, SOUTH AFRICA, POLITICS AND SOCIETYKamo reports on all the misinformation circulating around her about the Covid-19 crisis, but then meets a nurse living in her building that tells her what its like to be on the frontlines of the pandemic in South Africa,...
PRECIOUS: Los Angeles, U.S.
CORONA #IRL, LOS ANGELES, Women’s Rights/Human rightsPrecious, one of our L.A. based GlobalGirl Media reporters, worries about how the Corona crisis is effecting unhoused and incarcerated people, so she (safely) takes to the streets to find out....
YENIFER; GUATEMALA
CORONA #IRL, GUATEMALA, Science, Health and EnvironmentYenifer, a teenager from Guatemala, struggles with the death of her grandmother, who died from lung and heart problems because she wasn’t able to access the public clinic during Covid-19....
LULARTA: KOSOVO
CORONA #IRL, KOSOVO, POLITICS AND SOCIETYLularta from Kosovo shares her relatively calm COVID-19 experience isolating at home. But when the government of Kosovo collapses, and her mother talks about the lockdown triggering memories of trauma from the war, Lularta wonders:...
ANITA: KOSOVO
CORONA #IRL, KOSOVO, Science, Health and EnvironmentAnita shares with wit and bravery her experience of watching her mother go through a scary surgery during the Covid pandemic, and how much family means in these trying times....
NAOMI: London, U.K.
CORONA #IRL, UNITED KINGDOM, Women’s Rights/Human rightsNaomi is concerned about her friend Rita who was forced to leave university and return home to a domestic violence situation during the Covid-19 crisis. She investigates the larger question of people’s overall mental health, and...
ANNOUNCING OUR COVID #IRL VIDEO SERIES
NEWS16 Stories, 16 Girls, 8 Countries A look at the pandemic through the critical lens of girls of color, globally Highlighting the challenges, new ideas, and hopes of a generation of young women that is proving itself vital in leading the...
KARMEN: CHICAGO
CHICAGO, CORONA #IRL, POLITICS AND SOCIETYKarmen is a single-mom trying to balance motherhood, online classes, and parenting a toddler…all while dealing with Covid-19. Her story is relatable for young mothers everywhere....
HIYAB: LOS ANGELES
CORONA #IRL, LOS ANGELES, Women’s Rights/Human rightsTaking part in the nationwide racial justice protests against police brutality, violence and murder, Hiyab shares how difficult this moment in history is for young black women. “Their leadership has given me hope, has given me...
ARYAN: AFGHANISTAN
AFGHANISTAN, CORONA #IRL, Women’s Rights/Human rightsAryan, a 15-year old refugee from Afghanistan, tries to video her living center in Berlin but is not allowed to show the crowded conditions, with many refugees coming and going, and the difficulty of maintaining social distance. When...
2019 ANNUAL REPORT
NEWSWe have uploaded our 2019 annual report! [embeddoc url=”https://globalgirlmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Annual_Report_2019_compressed-1.pdf” download=”all”]...
TEEN VAPING: Trend or Life Threatening Crisis?
LOS ANGELES, Science, Health and EnvironmentGlobalGirl Media Los Angeles reporters investigate the surge in vaping and e-cigarettes among American teenagers and the impact on their health....
INVISIBLE
UNITED KINGDOM, POLITICS AND SOCIETYWomen exist everywhere, their stories and voices however, are often drowned out by the experiences of men when it comes to topics like knife crime in London. In this short film, womens’ voices, perspectives and experiences rise...
SPEAK UP
UNITED KINGDOM, Women’s Rights/Human rightsA short documentary on the sexual harassment of young women in the U.K., especially how wearing a school uniform increases this. Interviews online help girls come forward…...
21 STUPID QUESTIONS
UNITED KINGDOM, POLITICS AND SOCIETY, Women’s Rights/Human rightsGGM UK does a mash-up of stupid questions girls of color often get asked....
GGM ANNOUNCES VIDEO SERIES RESPONSE TO CORONA CRISIS
NEWS, FeaturedGLOBAL GIRL MEDIA LAUNCHES YOUTH VIDEO SERIES: CORONA #IRL 16 Stories from 8 countries from young women, ages 15-22, sharing their lives during Covid-19 GlobalGirl Media has mobilized its reporter alumna base to produce a video...
MI VOZ ES IMPORTANTE
GUATEMALA, activism, empower, girls, Latin America, voice, Women’s Rights/Human rightsPlease meet the newest group of GlobalGirls group from El Mezcital, Guatemala City, Guatemala!!...
SOME THOUGHTS ON AGING
NYC, Aging, New York, News, Video, Women’s Rights/Human rightsGlobalGirl’s newest chapter in NYC tackles the issue of aging, what it means to women and girls, how the media and society approach aging for women, and ultimately where they will be when they are “old….er”...
KOEK SISTER
SOUTH AFRICA, Fashion, South Africa, Video, Sports, Culture and the ArtsProfile of a poet/singer/performing artist, Koek Sista, who lives in Johannesburg. She also owns a cake making business, and is a mom, profile of a young South African entrepreneur extraordinaire: “if you stop moving, you...
NEW TRADITIONS
SOUTH AFRICA, Video, Sports, Culture and the ArtsA video about the concept of freedom and personal space, fashion, and modernity. Fascinating look at South African art, style and history. “You are as modern as you are in your context…”...
SCOOTER (IN) JUSTICE
LOS ANGELES, Sports, Culture and the Arts, Women’s Rights/Human rightsOne of our GlobalGirls in Los Angeles, Cris gets stopped by a police officer in Glendale on her way to our training. She’s told it’s actually illegal to be riding her scooter here, yet there was no signage anywhere. Besides...
SOFJIA’S STORY
KOSOVO, Women’s Rights/Human rightsMeet Sofije, a strong, young woman. She was diagnosed with eye cancer since she was one year old and when she turned 16, she launched her own organisation called “Nur”....
ATHENS DEMOCRACY FORUM, REPORTER ARIAN ASHORY
GREECE, POLITICS AND SOCIETYYoung 15 year old reporter, Arian Ashory, an Afghan refugee living in Greece attends the famous Athens Democracy Forum, and the the chance to ask the new Prime Minister of Greece, Mitsotakis what his policy will be for refugees....
GGM WINS GIRLS VOICES FOR CHANGE AWARDS IN TWO CATEGORIES!
NEWSWe are thrilled to announce GlobalGirl Media won the top video awards from Girls Voices For Change in the Story Category, we won the Judges Award for Sophia Rising (Kenya) and the Audience Award for Under the Lemon Tree (Greece)....
HOME, JOSELYN’S STORY
BAY AREA, POLITICS AND SOCIETYA film about home, love, and motherhood, “Home: Joselyn’s Story” is the story of Joselyn, who was brought to the United States from Honduras by her mother when she was 9 years old. As a mother now, she reflects on the...
FREEDOM
GREECE, POLITICS AND SOCIETYWhat is Freedom, how do you get, it keep it? Interviews with migrants, refugees and Greek citizens in the streets of Athens proves freedom to be a strange and complex feeling. The video was produced by GlobalGirl Media Greece, a...
WE ARE GGM CHICAGO!
CHICAGO, NewsSample reel of what we are up to in Chicago. Meet our girl reporters, hear our stories. Girls are disrupting the Chicago media space, taking it to the streets and into the City Halls to ask tough questions about issues that matter to girls....
GLOBALGIRL UNEARTH PROJECT A GREAT EXAMPLE OF GENDER LENS INVESTING
NEWS“Too few girls have the chance to make decisions about any aspect of their lives – whether they can stay in school, whether and what they can study, when or who they marry, accessing health care, and if and where they can see friends,”...
NEWSWEEK: SOPHIA RISING: THE STORY OF ONE GIRL DEFYING THE ODDS
NEWS, FeaturedFROM NEWSWEEK Author: Laura Powers A new film is changing the narrative of young woman and girls in Africa. Produced by young women, “Sophia Rising” follows the story of Sophia, a nineteen year old in Northern Kenya, as she...
HERMANAS MAYORES_ Nunca Muy Gris (SENIOR SISTERS)
BAY AREA, Women’s Rights/Human rightsA beautiful portrait of growing older. How older adults experience isolation, loneliness, and depression—yet these issues are rarely discussed. produced as part of the Youth Media Academies in Oakland, CA, supported by The...
UNDER THE LEMON TREE
GREECE, Sports, Culture and the ArtsTwo young refugee girls from Afghanistan meet in Greece where they attend an amazing Greek High School, that welcomes them, along with greek students and other refugee kids. The video was produced by GlobalGirl Media Greece, a project...
BEHIND THE SCENES OF GGM MOROCCO
MOROCCO, POLITICS AND SOCIETYA fun look at all the training and reports that the GlobalGirls did in Morocco from Sept. 12 through October 7, 2011. This program was made possible by a grant from the US Embassy, Morocco and a partnership with ISCA, RABAT....
WHO IS CHICAGO GGM?
CHICAGO, POLITICS AND SOCIETYSample reel of what we are up to in Chicago. Meet our girl reporters, hear our stories. Girls are disrupting the Chicago media space, taking it to the streets and into the City Halls to ask tough questions about issues that matter to girls....
EVER HEARD OF THE KOSOVO MACCHIATO
KOSOVO, Sports, Culture and the ArtsThe best macchiato in the world? It’s not Italy. It’s not France. It’s Prishtina, Kosovo! See why in this video that interviews the best macchiato barista’s in the world!...
KOSOVO FEMALE RACE CAR DRIVERS
KOSOVO, Sports, Culture and the ArtsThe first ever women-focused car race in Kosovo! Women from all background participated in this race, battling against the prejudice of women drivers....
STEALING INTIMACY
UNITED KINGDOM, Women’s Rights/Human rights‘He showed it to all their friends and they thought it was hilarious. I felt really humiliated.’ The reality of so-called slut-shaming....
THROWING SHADE(S)
LOS ANGELES, Women’s Rights/Human rightsProfile of two top transgender performers in Los Angeles who are of color, a behind-the-scenes look at what it means to “throw shade” in today’s world of identity politics and culture....
KOSOVO GIRLS DEFYING ISOLATION LIMITS
NEWS, Women’s Rights/Human rightsWe’re excited to share an article from GlobalGirl Media Kosovo. Despite the isolation these girls face–many of the girl who work with GGM Kosovo have never even travelled outside Kosovo–their voices have been heard internationally...
UNDER THE LEMON TREE
NEWSA bittersweet good-bye to life as a refugee girl in Greece “ I love my Greek school, it’s the first time I’ve ever really felt safe and welcome at school,” Adele tells me as we walk together towards the station for the metro she takes...
PURITY’S POWER IS THE CAMERA
KENYA, Women’s Rights/Human rightsPurity, from Samburu County, Northern Kenya speaking up for #girlsrights and #conservation. A media training project that took place in May, 2019 in partnership with Samburu Girls Foundation, BRAVE, and A24Media...
SOPHIA RISING
KENYA, POLITICS AND SOCIETYA story of a Kenyan girl who begs her father for an education, and against all cultural odds, escapes child marriage to go on to be the first person in her Samburu family to go to university. Produced in collaboration with BRAVE and...
BREXIT UNVEILED
UNITED KINGDOM, POLITICS AND SOCIETYA look at Brexit from the perspective of a Muslim female artist....
AKHONA’S STORY
SOUTH AFRICA, Women’s Rights/Human rightsProfile of a global girl in South Africa, who tells the story of how her family and community grew to accept her as a lesbian.Profile of a global girl in South Africa, who tells the story of how her family and community grew to accept...
RISING UP WITH SONALI: SPECIAL REPORT ON AFGHAN REFUGEES IN GREECE
NEWS, Women’s Rights/Human rightsFEATURING AMIE WILLIAMS, SHAFI, KARIME, and ADELE QIAS – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras is under pressure to hold snap elections after his Syriza party lost big in recent Parliamentary elections. Although Tspiras’s term ends in...
PEINET FOR THE PLANET
KENYA, Science, Health and EnvironmentShort summary of one girl’s experiences taking the BRAVE/Samburur Girls Foundation and GlobalGirl Media Media and Conservation Training in Samburu County, Kenya....
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global_girl_media
May 15
Step into the world behind the lens 🎥
💥The last days of our 10-day documentary film workshop in Palermo have been all around understanding the technical parts of the camera, exploring framing, composition and natural light.
The workshop is facilitated at the Women and Girls Safe Center by @centro_penc_palermo
The project is co-funded by the European Union.
#globalgirlmedia #globalgirlmediagreece #ggmgreece #careeuproject #EUCERV
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global_girl_media
Oct 12
#INTERNATIONAL_GIRL_DAY 🌈
From the 1st to the 3rd of April, 2023, the @snfcc presented the first @wow_athens festival.
@ggm_greece documented each day of the festival, taking us on a journey behind the scenes.
@wow_athens 2023, presented in Greece in cooperation with the @britishcouncil and with the support of British Embassy Athens, included speeches by Greek and foreign guests, discussions, exhibitions, workshops, mentoring sessions, educational programs, concerts, and much more, in an ambitious event aiming to empower women and feminities in tackling the barriers and inequalities they encounter daily, and celebrate the victories won to date as well as the people behind them and their inspiring stories. Diverse and interdisciplinary, the festival focuses on present-day Greek reality, while also looking at shared concerns and challenges from across the globe.
#globalgirlmedia #ggm #ggmgreece #wowathens
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global_girl_media
Aug 4
💥 Global Girl Media celebrates an active summer!
Simultaneous trainings in London (@globalgirlmedia_uk), Johannesburg (@globalgirlmedia_sa ), Chicago (@ggm_chi) , and Los Angeles (@globalgirlmedia_la ) .
🎬 Our #globalgirls went through #documentaryfilm courses, #scriptwriting , #interviewtechniques , #virtualreality , #newsroomvisit and #MoJo .
💥Stay tuned for reports from young women who are lensing critical topics in their lives and communities.
💥Because what matters to them matters to us.
💜We are so thankful to our supporters and funders who made this possible.
#globalgirlmedia #ggm #womeninmedia
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global_girl_media
Mar 25
We are excited to announce our participation at the sixth @harvardglobalwe Connect Expo, taking place on March 25th from 8AM-3PM at Harvard University and online.
This year the @harvardglobalwe is focusing on:
📌 Leadership in the areas of sustainable impact, work, and education in the digital age and healthy communities
📌Women`s voice as it relates to storytelling, performance, and theater
🔗Register online attendance
#gloablgirlmedia #womeninmedia #globalweconnectexpo
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global_girl_media
Mar 8
On the #iwd23 we celebrate the #sisterhood of all our chapters around the world.
Strong women inspire our #Globalgirls on an effort for gender equality, accessibility and justice through #digitalmedia.
⚡️Empowered women,Empower women.
Happy International Women’s Day 💜
@globalgirlmedia_la @ggm_chi @globalgirlmedia_uk @globalgirlmedia_sa @ggm_greece
#globalgirlmedia #womeninmedia #womenrights #feminism
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