SEA TO SKY EXPEDITION , SABITA MAHATO Sabito says “ I come from Bihar which ranks lowest on all HDIs in my country . It is a place where female foeticide is still very common . Girls are still being deprived of education and being forced into early marriage . In such a context , my journey of becoming the first woman to cycle the length of the country and climb Everest will be a message not just to girls to be brave but to society to stop suppressing their dreams .”
South Asia activist and cyclist Sabita Mahato ’ s main motivation for her expeditions is to prove that women are capable of achieving anything they set their eyes on . Throughout her journeys , she carries OBR banners and the message that women have the right to be safe in all kinds of public terrain . She speaks at schools and colleges along the route , meets with the communities of women ’ s rights NGOs in the region , and reaches thousands of people via widespread media coverage . She has trained 300 women as cyclists and 150 as mountain climbers .
BLACK ALLIANCE FOR JUST IMMIGRATION ( BAJI ) BAJI educates and engages African American and black immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial , social and economic justice . The grant supported rapidresponse work to create BAJI ’ s National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants and a three-month campaign with the Until We ’ re Free advocacy table , a coalition of national and state organizations convened by BAJI to address the criminalization , exclusion , and separation of Black migrants from their families and communities , with the goal to inspire action at the citizen , Presidential and Congressional levels , as well as support for bonds for immigrants and other urgent measures .
DOLPHIN ANTI- RAPE AND AIDS CONTROL OUTREACH Led by Winnie Anyango , Dolphin delivers life-saving sexual violence prevention education in Nairobi , Kenya . These are innovative and life-changing strategies that can effectively be used by children , both boys and girls , as well as adults , to identify , avoid , prevent , and protect themselves against sexual violence . Funds went toward their STOP SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN KENYA INITIATIVE which equips girls / women with necessary skills to help them fight rape in Kenya by teaching them to identify sexual violence and utilize self-defense skills to protect themselves , eliminates rape and abuse through preventive and protective measures in schools , churches and women groups , and provides advice to survivors on how to get medical assistance .