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November 14, 2024

VOTE FOR EQUALITY

LOS ANGELES

Global 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...

November 14, 2024

OUR BODIES ARE ON THE LINE

LOS ANGELES

Global 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,...

November 14, 2024

MUSIC EMBRACING CULTURES

GREECE

The “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...

July 22, 2024

YOUR HONOR IS IN YOUR MIND

GREECE

What 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...

July 12, 2024

ANOTHER PALERMO

GREECE

A 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...

May 29, 2024

GGM Germany wins VEZ Volunteer Award

GERMANY, NEWS

The 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...

April 9, 2024

INSIGHT FASHION

SOUTH AFRICA

This 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...

April 9, 2024

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...

April 9, 2024

SKATE AWAY

SOUTH AFRICA

An 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...

April 9, 2024

AFRICAN BAKERY

SOUTH AFRICA

African 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...

April 9, 2024

FINDING HOME

SOUTH AFRICA

Finding 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...

April 3, 2024

THE LOVE WITHIN

LOS ANGELES

Produced 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…...

March 19, 2024

THE QUESTION OF WHO I AM

LOS ANGELES

A 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....

March 7, 2024

MAIA ADELIA WINS

NEWS, UNITED KINGDOM

Global 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...

March 7, 2024

GENTRIFICATION IN KOREATOWN

LOS ANGELES

Several 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...

February 13, 2023

GGM SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

We 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...

February 13, 2023

MELANCHOLY FILM

SOUTH AFRICA

This 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...

October 31, 2022

GENTRIFICATION IN LEIMERT PARK

LOS ANGELES

GGM 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,...

May 5, 2022

GGM WINS BLACK GIRLS FREEDOM FUND!

NEWS

We’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...

May 5, 2022

GGM GREECE WINS GRACIE AWARD!

GREECE, NEWS, Featured

We 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...

April 22, 2021

BELONGING

UNITED KINGDOM, Women’s Rights/Human rights

Dila 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...

August 13, 2020

PAPA

GUATEMALA, Featured, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

In 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…...

June 19, 2020

LULARTA: KOSOVO

CORONA #IRL, KOSOVO, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

Lularta 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:...

June 17, 2020

ANNOUNCING OUR COVID #IRL VIDEO SERIES

NEWS

16 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...

June 12, 2020

2019 ANNUAL REPORT

NEWS

We have uploaded our 2019 annual report! [embeddoc url=”https://globalgirlmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Annual_Report_2019_compressed-1.pdf” download=”all”]...

April 1, 2020

INVISIBLE

UNITED KINGDOM, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

Women 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...

October 1, 2019

HOME, JOSELYN’S STORY

BAY AREA, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

A 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...

September 10, 2019

FREEDOM

GREECE, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

What 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...

September 4, 2019

WE ARE GGM CHICAGO!

CHICAGO,

Sample 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....

August 26, 2019

UNDER THE LEMON TREE

GREECE, Sports, Culture and the Arts

Two 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...

August 15, 2019

WHO IS CHICAGO GGM?

CHICAGO, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

Sample 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....

August 1, 2019

UNDER THE LEMON TREE

NEWS

A 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...

July 17, 2019

SOPHIA RISING

KENYA, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

A 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...

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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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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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#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 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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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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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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