Rachel McGirt

Rachel is a student at UNC-Asheville where she plays on the women’s basketball team as a full scholarship Division I athlete. Ms. McGirt is involved in several student organizations at UNC-Asheville and is the President of the UNC-Asheville chapter of Healthy Girls Save The World. She helped to found Healthy Girls Save The World with […]

Tristine Johnson

As a varsity Track and Field athlete, Tristine Johnson feels that she never would have achieved her successes without the support and encouragement of the people in her community. She is the co-president of HGSW because she has a deep passion for helping people and wants to give girls in the community the same support […]

Reena Gupta

Reena is an undergraduate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill studying Public Policy with minors in Spanish and Women’s Studies. On campus, she leads Healthy Girls Save the World, is a co-director of Carolina United, and dances for Misconception Dance Company. She believes in a campus and a world that are committed […]

Love Odetola

Born in Nigeria, Love moved to Senegal with her missionary parents at the age of eight. In rural Senegal, she was exposed to health and socio-economic disparities. She, therefore, decided to devote her life to bridge the disparities. In pursuit of this, she is at St. Olaf College now working towards a bachelor degree in Public […]

Michael Ng

Michael Ng is a student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong majoring in global business studies. Growing up in a well-developed city with intense exposure to developing countries, Michael believes in the magic of photography of bridging the developed and developing world and effecting positive change in the lives of underprivileged women. He interned […]

Calabar Youth Council for Women’s Rights Leadership Program

Kennedy Ezekie-Joseph is launching the Calabar Youth Council For Women’s Rights (CYCWR) Leadership Program in Calabar, Nigeria to help teenage victims of female genital mutilation and domestic abuse reintegrate into society and become leaders by providing them with a year-long leadership training program, pairing them with mentors, and granting them access to volunteering and internship […]

Yulkendy Valdez

Yulkendy is a social entrepreneur, storyteller, and public speaker. She has diverse experiences across the private and public sector. She has worked with Bank of America Student Leaders Program, EY, Puma, and Innosight Consulting. Beyond her experience in the private sector, Yulkendy has worked with top nonprofits in St. Louis, Missouri (her hometown!) including the […]

Forefront

Forefront is a premier training provider helping Fortune 1000 firms and emerging tech companies adapt to the future of work and its diverse workforce. It is vital that today’s talent develops inclusive leadership and cultural competence skills to better manage and lead the evolving workforce. Forefront envisions a world where everybody can see themselves in […]

Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph

Kennedy is a 19-year-old youth activist from Nigeria. As a budding global leader, he constantly seeks to liberate disadvantaged individuals and groups through positive, empathic social activism. He is currently a student at the Department of Philosophy at University of Calabar, Nigeria, and is the founder of the Calabar Youth Council for Women’s Rights; a […]

Sharif Shrestha

From a young age, Sharif, a native of Nepal, has been active in community development – be it through individual projects or through organizations such as Rotary, United Nations and 350.org. Consequently, in 2014 he along with his project partner, Surya Karki, co-founded the Nepali Chapter to a 501 (c) INGO Diyalo Foundation focused on rural […]