Swatee Deepak is the Director of With And For Girls and a global expert and champion of girls rights. She has advised UN agencies, Governments, Private Foundations and High Net Worth Individuals on girls rights and gender equity strategies. She has been instrumental in increasing resources to girls most in-need around the world.
With And For Girls is a group of organisations that share the common belief that girls are vital agents of change. They regard grassroots girl-led and girl-centred organisations supported by flexible funding, propel transformational change towards a more equitable world. They want to see a world where girls are heard and respected, able to access services and are included in decision-making processes that affect them.
Find Swatee: https://twitter.com/swatee
Find With and For Girls: https://www.withandforgirls.org/
https://www.instagram.com/withandforgirls/ #WITHandFORGirls
Global Giving is a great way to send your money to small grassroots groups around the world: https://www.globalgiving.org/
You can give to With and For Girls here: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/freedomforgirls/
Mentions:
AFEDES (the indigenous women's Collective in Guatemala mentioned): https://thousandcurrents.org/textiles-are-the-books-that-the-colony-was-not-able-to-burn/
Their website: https://thousandcurrents.org/partners/afedes/
11-11: https://11-11.in/pages/about-us
Fawcett Society shop: https://fawcettsocietyshop.com/
Find me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/venetialamanna/
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