The students stood staring at Susan — stunned — when they saw tears fall from her face. The principal told her she could not attend school. Susan had a dream — to get an education, become a doctor, and help lift her village from poverty. But Susan was...
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...
Imagine a stadium-sized educational event with literally tens of thousands of students in attendance, generating the world’s largest youth empowerment movement of its kind. It's an event you cannot buy a ticket to, instead one must earn it through making a commitment to a local...
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...
We Day season is here, and the Unstoppable Foundation is proud to share in the energy and enthusiasm of so many incredible speakers and performers that will hit the stage in cities all across Canada and the US beginning today) and throughout next month. So...
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,...
It’s that time of the year again when parents are lining the aisles of Office Depot to buy their children school supplies. It’s been estimated that parent’s pay on average $90 to get their children set up for the first day of school. Imagine, being able...
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...
