Testimonials

• “The full-day training Tamu Nolfo did with our organization, Shakti Rising, on Cross-Cultural Competency and Advocacy as Prevention drastically broadened my perspective on why investing in women and girls – in their education, health and leadership – is so essential to large-scale social change. The training reinforced the truth that has been at the heart of Shakti Rising’s model and work in the world for 13 years, which is that when we invest in women and girls, it creates ripple effects in their families, their communities and ultimately the globe. More specifically, the activities we engaged in surrounding advocacy as prevention and the metaphor around moving further ‘upstream’ in order to treat the root of the issues that disproportionately affect women and girls (rather than catching them ‘downstream’ after they have already been struggling to keep their heads above water for some time) has changed the scope of the way our staff thinks about and engages in advocacy efforts across the board – from the way we talk about it internally to the strategies we create around sharing our message with the external community.” Breyn Hibbs, Shakti Rising