Flipping the Script
In mainstream culture and every sector, girls and young feminists are talked about rather than in conversation with. This has led to narratives confined within binaries and disconnected frameworks that limit their dreams, the resources they have access to, and perpetuate injustices. Through creative and experimental strategies, we collaborate with girls, young feminists and their allies to take back and reshape these narratives. Our goal is to quite literally flip the script so that it is owned, written, reflective and in constant evolution, bringing in all of the expansiveness and possibilities of girls’ dreams, resistance, and power.
#GirlsResist Campaign
Girls' stories matter. Not just as footnotes in history but as the driving force behind movements, revolutions, and the very fabric of change itself. The #GirlsResist campaign was launched in April 2024 with a commitment to create space for girls and young feminists to share their everyday acts of resistance. It’s time to amplify their stories filled with the reality of what it means to be a girl, along with the dreams, possibilities, and strategies to change the world.
Throughout the campaign, girls and young feminists have been speaking truth to power, sharing stories of solidarity, sisterhood, and beyond.
Stories of Girls’ Resistance Monologues
Monologues are channels that disrupt the disconnection created by systems that compartmentalise and oversimplify our realities into one-dimensional forms. It is a form of storytelling that has existed across generations and communities. Through monologues, the notion of "the other" is interrogated and challenged by offering profound insight into the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of the storyteller. Bringing us into a more profound understanding of our interconnection with each other.
As our Artist in Residence, Erin Williams will co-write, co-stage, co-cast, and co-direct performance art piece presented through monologues. Erin will anchor the monologues in the Stories of Girls' Resistance collection. The debut of these monologues will take place at the AWID International Forum in December 2024.
Circles of Us
Co-created by Purposeful and International Resources on the Impact of Storytelling, Circles of Us builds on the Stories of Girls’ Resistance. This year-long fellowship….
Story of My Life
Written and produced by Mariama M Kamara
Dawn: A Story of Hope
Written and produced by Spice Njeri
Disability Is Not Inability
Written and produced by Annet Ndanema
Parentified Girls
Written and produced by Hannah Carew
Blossoms of Hope
Written and Produced by Sylvia Atieno
Mothers' Struggles
Written and produced by Jariatu Sillah
Cheers to Passion
Written and produced by Desmonda Aminata Cole
My Victory
Written and produced by Theresia Jaffu
Resistance in Early Marriage
Written and produced by Fatmata Kargbo
Anklets and Stereotypes
Written and produced by Serriecia Sesay
Untapped Voices
Written and produced by Rose Akinyi
Rise and Resist
Written and produced by Monica Patrick
Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Written and produced by Neima Hassan
Pressured
Written and produced by Isha Abis Kamara
Some Myths And Facts About FGM
Written and produced by Marian Bangura
Rising from the Ashes
Written and produced by Maryann Aoko
A Voice of Hope
Written and produced by Maryann Aoko
Start
Written and produced by Rahma Hassan
