Editor’s Note: This is the second post in a two-part blog series by Arianna Pattek, a senior at Georgetown University and author of Till Human Voices Wake Us. To compile Till Human Voices Wake Us, I did not amble into St. George’s completely by chance. Rather, I transplanted myself to Kenya as part of the Global Development Internship (GDI) with ThinkImpact, a non-profit dedicated to fueling social innovation at the grassroots level...

Strong Women, Strong Girls South Florida (along with the whole SWSG team) is still reeling with excitement about being honored with the NOVO Award last week by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. SWSG was honored in the under $2 million category for its excellence in delivering innovating programming in South Florida. In the article “Chamber honors Miami’s top non-profits,” writer D. Kevin McNeir reports for The Miami...

“If you have goose bumps or tears in your eyes, that means it’s your own personal truth” ~ Deborah Dietrich Just think about that for a moment? How many times have words been spoken that resonate so deep within your body it almost hums? How many times have you heard, read or seen something that gave you goose pimples, raised the hairs on the back of your neck or had your eyes well up? Do you pay attention to these moments...

“We think it’s cool to care, and so do the people at Strong Women, Strong Girls.,” say Aaliyah P., Eleina F., and Lexi D. in their PSA for Strong Women, Strong Girls. Fifth graders at Propel Montour Charter School in Pittsburgh, PA, their PSA was part of a six-week Creative Arts program at Propel Montour that focused on radio broadcasting. Students identified issues in their community that concerned them, then researched...

On Friday April 27th, hundreds of thousands of people stood together in the fight against racism. Joining them were Strong Women, Strong Girls Boston Program Managers Kenyora Johnson and Mikki Pugh. In cities and towns all over the country, organizations and individuals hosted events, screened films, held lectures, gathered in public demonstrations, read poetry, and played music, all in an effort to bring awareness to the ongoing existence...

We are proud to report that SWSG has been nominated for a 2012 CLASSY Award for Educational Advancement! The award will go to the organization that “makes learning possible for students of all ages, from pre-school to adult education, and provides opportunities that help make schools more effective and more accessible to students of all backgrounds.” The 4th Annual Classy Awards “recognize the greatest charitable...