Plan International and UN Women
The Global Girl Summit
The Approach
The Bulb led the programming and project management for a flagship event celebrating International Day of the Girl and launching Girls Get Equal, a global campaign demanding power, freedom and representation for girls and young women, produced by a partnership between UN Women and leading NGO, Plan International.
“It is critical that we empower girls, because when we do so, we open their eyes to just how worthy and capable they are of becoming world-changing women.”
Cleo Wade, Artist and Instagram Poet
The Impact
- The event brought together 500 of the world’s leading change-makers in the arts, business, government, entrepreneurship, science, sport and media to celebrate the future potential of girls and call for urgent action to support girls’ power everywhere.
- The event was opened Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium and speakers included Paloma Faith, Cleo Wade, Refinery29’s Piera Gelardi, presenter Miquita Oliver and author and activist Chidera Eggerue aka The Slumflower.
