1. Lessons learned in leadership: what it takes to pioneer a movement.
2. We may not have control as to where our journeys begin, but along the way, we can shape the narrative we want for ourselves. We have the power within us to shape our lives.
3. The power of mentorship and how it changes how we see ourselves.
4. Being on purpose: when you know you’re the person who needs to lead the change you want to see.
5. Patriarchy, power and privilege.
6. African proverb, “If you educate a man, you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you educate a community.”
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About Monica Nyiraguhabwa:
Monica, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Girl Up Initiative Uganda, is a grassroots leader supporting adolescent girls’ education. She’s an Obama Africa Leader Fellow, Perennial Fellow, Cordes Fellow, and African Visionary Fellow. She’s been featured on the Today Show with Michelle Obama and several other members of the Girls Opportunity Alliance. She also had the honor of meeting Oprah in her home in California. Monica has an MA in Education, Gender and International Development from the University College of London and a BA in Adult and Community Education from Makerere University. She’s a speaker, activist, pioneer, mom and powerful woman on purpose.
About Girl Up Initiative Uganda (GUIU)
Since 2012, Girl Up Initiative Uganda has provided young women and girls with opportunities to succeed and thrive as leaders in their communities through holistic education and economic empowerment. We envision a world where girls are given the opportunity to reach and tap into their full potential through access to formal and non-formal education, economic inclusion, skills-building, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Our programs are driven by our communities, for our communities.