Girl Rising’s 2021 International Day of the Girl Summit: Future Rising is a three-day globe-spanning virtual event celebrating the power and potential of girls to transform communities, nations and our world.

• OCTOBER 1ST, 10 AM EST | 2 PM GMT – followed by a live, interactive workshop with Dear Tomorrow

• OCTOBER 2ND, 6 AM EST | 11 AM GMT– followed by a live, interactive workshop with Slam Out Loud

• OCTOBER 3RD, 2 PM EST | 6 PM GMT– followed by a live, interactive workshop with Slam Out Loud

The Girl Rising IDG Summit features young activists, artists, speakers, celebrity guests, performers, and stories from Future Rising, our new girls’ education and climate change initiative. Attendees can participate in live interactive workshops, meet the Girl Rising team, and connect with inspiring leaders who are tackling the most pressing issues of our time. Learn about the many ways girls are leading change in their communities including in the response to the climate crisis and how YOU can join us as we work towards a more just, sustainable and gender-equal world

• Following the first GR session on October 1st, join Jill Kubit Co-Founder & Director of Dear Tomorrow for a storytelling workshop reflecting on our loved ones, climate change, and the future. Dear Tomorrow is an award-winning climate storytelling project where people write messages to loved ones living in the future.
• Following the GR sessions on October 2nd and 3rd join Slam Out Loud‘s Founder Jigyasa Labroo for an interactive session on poetry and climate change. Slam Out Loud is one of Girl Rising’s long-time partners in India that uses the transformational power of the arts to build creative confidence skills like communication, critical thinking and empathy in children from disadvantaged communities.