I am dancing hard and large for the incredible news that ⁦Sophie Otiende⁩ is the new #ceo of ⁦@_GFEMS⁩ !! Her #leadership #activism and #courage deserve all the celebrations! Looking forward to more collaboration! 💜✨ gfems.org/news_articles/…

Amazing!

Government of Nepal declares the Harawa-Charawa agricultural bonded laborers free! The Freedom Fund freedomfund.org/press-release/…

Meet Bobbie Racette. She started with $300 and now her company has >$40M in revenue. Incredible. “I will never shy away from who I am,” she said. “I’m out to the entire world as an LGBT Indigenous woman.” #Startups #IndigenousLeaders #LGBT #SeriesA thestoryexchange.org/bobbie-racette…

So excited about this new partnership between Emerge Global and #CFLI to expand our online programming for girls living in shelters! A huge thank you to David McKinnon and Canada in Sri Lanka and Maldives for believing in our work and making this possible for survivors of trauma and abuse.

Through play, we can shift the energy in a room, and even overturn power differentials. Play allows us to build trust with one another, find fulfillment, develop our brains, and deepen our creativity. #Play #Leadership #OrganizationalCulture #creativity linkedin.com/pulse/what-doe…

To support individual well-being of grantees, funders should support: leadership coaching, sabbaticals, multi-year well-being grants, and increased core funding for competitive salaries, retirement benefits, and staff capacity. YES! Stanford Social Innovation Review Jessamyn Shams-Lau ssir.org/articles/entry…

It's not the stress that is unhealthy for us — it's how we respond. "I no longer want to get rid of your stress. I want to make you better at stress." How can we more often say "this is my body helping me rise to this challenge"? youtube.com/watch?v=RcGyVT… Kelly McGonigal

Huge thank you to @NorwayAmbLK for hosting Emerge Global and so many inspiring orgs to kick-start the #16DaysofActivism against gender-based violence. So many powerhouses coming together! #EndSGBV #OrangetheWorld #16Days #StopSGBV

Yes! Couldn't agree more, UNICEF Sri Lanka "Child Welfare and Child Justice in Sri Lanka – no time like the present for reform". Now IS the time. colombopage.com/archive_22B/No…

#jobopportunity: Emerge Global Country Manager, Partnerships and Sustainability in #SriLanka. Join us to prevent #childsexualabuse and support the the healing, self-sufficiency, and leadership of #survivors. Learn more and apply: topjobs.lk/employer/adver…

Thank you Ceylon Today for talking all things Emerge Global with us! 🙌🏽 Raising awareness one story at a time. ceylontoday.lk/2022/11/19/str…

Part 1 - Founder Alia Whitney-Johnson tells us about Emerge Global and why she started this organization that supports young survivors of sexual abuse. #16DaysOfActivism #CFLI50

Part 2 - Over the past 16 years, the Emerge Lanka Foundation has worked with over 1,175 courageous survivors of abuse who have successfully transitioned into adulthood outside of institutionalized care.

Part 3 - We are proud to support Emerge's work through the Canada Fund (CFLI) this year. Want to know more about Emerge? emergelanka.org

The amazing Hazel Rajiah writes about her intertwining story with one of our girls - from her role as volunteer to Country Manager Emerge Global mailchi.mp/d97ca57c4ea7/a…

Every child deserves to be protected from violence. Former cricketer and cricket coach Jehan Mubarak is lending his voice to this important message on why we should not use corporal punishment against children. #EndCorporalPunishment

player.captivate.fm/episode/314262… As a leader, how do you start seeing a room of people, not as colleagues, but as #energy ? How to nurture this energy, and have it self sustain? Alia Whitney-Johnson shares how to build better teams and facilitate people having better work lives.

There is no such thing as rape "with consent" #consentmatters #nomeansno #ethicalstorytelling #EndAbuse #news #media #dailynews #ethicalmedia #childsexualabuse #childabuseawareness #AskForConsent #RespectBoundaries #ConsentCulture #OnlyYesMeansYes

Thank goodness someone fixed it! Appreciate you @Aritha. Dear DailyMirror - NO ONE can consent to rape.