In the last few months, the COVID19 pandemic has revealed deep-seated racial,Ā  gender and economic inequities. The social impacts are being felt most deeply by people of color, women and girls who are already historically disadvantaged. At the same time, every day extraordinary people across the globe are courageously working towards equity, justice, and a better future.
Now is an important time to listen and learn from each other. We want to highlight the powerful work that you are doing to create a more just and equal world. Whether you are a teenager in Texas organizing dialogues between local police and students; a team of educators in Guatemala delivering learning materials to girls in rural areas; a group of young women in Nairobi distributing health and menstrual hygiene supplies; or an organization in Thailand teaching film-making to young people ā€” Ā  we want to hear your stories and amplify your voice.
How to Enter

Girl Rising is looking for diverse stories of how individuals, groups and organizations are working to support racial justice, gender justice, access to education or simply helping their communities in this challenging time. Tell us one of the following:
A story about yourself –Ā Share a story that demonstrates what you have been doing to advance gender equity and/or racial justice, or to meet a need in your community.
A story from your community –Ā Share a story that demonstrates what a person/people have been doing to advance gender equity and/or racial justice, or to meet a need in the community.
A story about a group or organization –Ā Share a story about how a group or organization that you know is taking action to advance gender equity and/or racial justice or to meet a need in the community.
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All stories will be part of our online collection. 15 stories will receiveĀ a financial award of $500 USDĀ & will be showcased at theĀ Girl Rising International Day of the GirlĀ celebration in October 2020. Select stories will be featured on Girl Rising’s Social Media channels.
The deadline for entries in My Story: The 2020 Girl Rising Storytelling Challenge isĀ September 8th, 2020.Ā Once youā€™ve read the full challengeĀ Terms and Conditions, there is a simple process to submit your story. If you are under 18, have your parent or legal guardian sign thisĀ consent formĀ and send it to info@girlrising.org.Ā Ā 
Anyone over the age of 14 can submit a storyĀ  in a variety of formats.Ā 

Formats accepted:

Video/Audio (2 minutes maximum)
Writing (Essay, poem, song, etc.) (500 words maximum)
Photos (Up to 3 photos)
Artwork (Up to 3 digital images)

Language:
We accept stories from anywhere in the world and in all languages. Instruction translations can be found inĀ Spanish,Ā Urdu,Ā Bahasa,Ā VietnameseĀ andĀ Thai. If you submit a story in a local language, we encourage you, when possible, to include a translation or English subtitles.Ā  For essays, this translation will not count towards the word limit.
For more information please open this link
https://mystory.girlrising.org/

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