POP SUGAR
April 2021
April 2021
Our Sonali interviewed by Michelle Obama and Lily Singh
Watch POPSUGAR’s Girl Talk: Knowledge Is Our Superpower, featuring Michelle Obama and the Girls Opportunity Alliance, for inspiring conversations and more with special celebrity guests in support of girls’ education across the world. We hope you’ll join POPSUGAR in donating to the Girls Opportunity Alliance Fund so we can create a brighter future for girls.
TEEN VOGUE
October 5, 2020
Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai In Conversation For International Day of the Girl
Priya Modal, a 17-year old in our program with local partner, South Kolkata Hamari Muskan, was chosen by the Girls Opportunity Alliance to interview Michelle & Malala! This inspiring trio speaks about the importance of educating girls around the world.
The Hidden Why
November, 2021
November, 2021
Lessons of Courage
Sarah is the founder and Director of Her Future Coalition, an organisation creating powerful and positive change in the lives of survivors of gender violence and girls at the highest risk. Helping break the cycle of poverty and exploitation, by providing education – and a full range of services that support education – to survivors and the most vulnerable girls in India and Nepal. In this episode, I talk to Sarah about the work she does and the lessons of courage, reliance and hope that she gets to witness every day.
Going Beyond Movement
November 19th, 2021
November 19th, 2021
If one wo(man) is enslaved, no one is free w/ founder Sarah Symone
After witnessing the devastating toll COVID-19 took on vulnerable populations across the world, Sarah makes the case for approaching wellness on a global scale. She suggests volunteering at charitable organizations or local food banks, and explains the remarkable healing power that helping those less fortunate can have, namely providing a sense of control in a time when our lives feel so out of control (25:47).
Social Change Leaders Podcast
Answering A call: Sarah Symons Founder of Her Future Coalition
Trafficking of women for sexual exploitation is an international human rights crisis. How do girls and women that have been exploited overcome the trauma and create a livelihood? Today we talk with Sarah Symons, Founder and Executive Director of Her Future Coalition, an international non-profit and social enterprise fighting human trafficking and other severe gender violence with shelter, education and employment.
AUTHORITY MAGAZINE
February 29, 2020
February 29, 2020
Social Impact Heroes: How Sarah Symons and Her Future Coalition have helped over 3,000 women and girls on their journey to freedom and independence
Leadership is standing firmly in your own truth and vision while creating space for others to use their talents and ideas in service of the highest good.
CELIA: The Emancipation Nation
January 21, 2020
Episode 28: The Blueprint for Moving Forward: Collaborating, Listening, and Learning with Sarah Symons
In this episode of the Emancipation Nation, Sarah Symons, a self-educated, non-profit developer shares her anti-trafficking journey. Sarah shares her insights on what it has been like going from a songwriter for soap operas to owning and operating a non-profit organization that serves 750 girls a year.
