Holton-Arms and Marlborough School Students Selected as Girl Up Advisors

6/8/16 — Holton-Arms School student Ellie Y. ‘18 and Marlborough School student Sophia D. ‘19 have been selected as two of Girl Up’s Teen Advisors for 2016-2017. Teen advisors help ensure that Girl Up succeeds in its mission by carrying out advocacy goals, providing feedback on campaign materials and energizing others to take action.

Ellie’s passion for equal rights for girls began in sixth grade upon watching the documentary Half The Sky. Since then, she has been actively involved in Holton-Arms’ Girl Up Club and is currently working to collect sanitary napkins for girls in Kenya who do not have access to essential hygiene products or facilities.

Sophia is a member of Marlborough’s Girls Go Global Club, which seeks to improve conditions for girls around the world. As a Girl Up Teen Advisor, she will oversee all Girl Up-related activities for the club. “I feel so fortunate and excited to be able to work even more closely with the Girl Up community in order to improve the lives of girls all around the world,” said Sophia.

A strategic partner of NCGS, Girl Up is an innovative campaign of the United Nations Foundation. They give American girls the opportunity to become global leaders and channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for United Nations programs that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls.