On October 11, the entire world will be reminded that girls can be powerful agents of change. That’s because this is the International Day of the Girl Child — a day designated by the United Nations to celebrate girls, and promote gender equality and the...
A few weeks ago I read about Rawan, the 8-year-old girl in Yemen who was forced to marry a 40-year-old man. She died on her wedding night as a result of injuries sustained from forced intercourse. I am outraged! Because I have seen the horror of...
Meet Naomi Chemutai. Naomi used to have to spend hours a day walking to fetch water from the nearest river – water that could make her sick at any time. Every morning and evening Naomi , her aunt and four cousins would walk the rough...
Growing up as a teenage girl in Kenya is not easy. If a girl is in school, her many chores and responsibilities likely take up any time not spent in class or doing homework. If a girl is not in school, she is often married,...
If you did not catch all of our social media posts from our most recent trip to Kenya and Uganda, here are a few highlights from our trip. First we want to tell you about some of our unstoppable students! Our students at the Pimbiniet school...
Naameka Tangus is a Kipsigis woman in the rural community of Emori Joi in the Masaai Mara region of Kenya. Traditionally, tensions exist between the Kipsigis people, who are subsistence farmers, and the Maasai, who are herders and hunters. Trespassing on their land is not...
I recently had the honor of speaking at the CEO Space July Forum held in Las Vegas, Nevada where I shared the stage with my dear friend and greatest supporter, Bob Proctor. It was a full house as Bob took the stage. People were on...
In the Maasai region of Kenya, home to semi-nomadic people whose livelihood depends on the size and health of their cattle herds, there’s been a change. And the Maasai people are very excited. With the help of the Unstoppable Foundation, Oleleshwa All Girls Secondary School now...
In March of 2012, the Unstoppable Foundation made a pledge to build a second high school for girls in Kenya. Oleleshwa Secondary School for Girls is the result of that commitment and is located in the remote Maasai Mara region of Kenya. Without the opportunity to...
Tomorrow is Malala Day. Join Unstoppable as we ‘Stand Side by Side’ in Celebration of Malala! Last October, a 14-year old girl from Pakistan named Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head in an attempt to silence her voice because she spoke out for girl’s rights...