Month of the Mother Online Gatherings

Posted by on May 1, 2023

Wisdom is a tree of life to all who embrace Her; happy are those who hold Her tightly.Proverbs 3:18 In honor of Mother’s Day & the Mothering Spirit who Mothers us all, you are invited to a series of online gatherings in May co-hosted by Girl Child Long Walk & WomanSpirit Reclamation. Sunday, May 14 at 9 ...

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Ezer Women, Help Us Fight for Healthy Bodies

Posted by on Mar 28, 2023

“Be grateful every time you are bleeding and in pain, allowing it to remind you of the blood and suffering of Christ.” —A group of well-meaning aunties at a “prayers for healing” gathering in Singapore in 2018 I first wrote this blog in 2017. Over five years later, little has changed. And while #endometriosisawarenessmonth is ...

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Our Mothering God Who Mothers Us as We Follow Our Path

Posted by on Mar 24, 2023

This blog was adapted from a sermon given by Emily Nielsen Jones at Nyamira Girls School in Bondo, Kenya, on Mothering Sunday in the Anglican Church — March 12, 2023. There was a huge deluge of much-needed rain outside but the powerful voices of the 2,270+ girls singing their hearts out could not be overpowered. ...

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Courageous Conversations: Beyond English—Why Translation Is Critical to Social Change

Posted by on Feb 21, 2023

In various countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, “official languages” aren’t spoken by lower-income and rural communities. This especially impacts girls and women, who often don’t have access to formal education. Language, therefore, is an essential tool of empowerment. But what can we do to overcome the language barrier, foster inclusion, and share about the ...

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Courageous Conversations: From Broken Leaders to Servant Leaders

Posted by on Dec 24, 2022

Pathways to Healing and Gender Equality We are following broken leaders. Too many have become “broken” due to the abuse and hardship they’ve experienced, cultural ideas they’ve embraced about power and control, fear of change, and bad theology. But how do these broken leaders impact our society? And what does the journey to change look ...

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The Reading Journey Begins!

Posted by on Dec 15, 2022

You are invited to join us for guided conversation and discussion of the Girl Child Long Walk reading journey At the heart of the Girl Child Long Walk project is a “reading journey,” accessible on the Girl Child Long Walk Hub. The reading journey is a self-paced exploration of our e-book, The Girl Child & ...

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The Journey Continues…

Posted by on Jun 22, 2022

Friends on the Journey, if you are looking for a next step on your ongoing journey of liberation from the many layers of patriarchal religion, we offer these two summer opportunities hosted by partners in the space. Take a look at these and see if either one feels like it is calling your name. If ...

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Reflections on the Journey: Girl Child Long Walk Fellows

The Girl Child & Her Long Walk to Freedom’s inaugural cohort of Fellows recently celebrated the close of their 9-month journey with the Girl Child. In this interview, three of our Fellows, including our two youth Fellows, share their perspectives on the reading journey, their roles as faith-inspired change agents, and how the Girl Child Long Walk project has shaped their lives and can inspire those who join the journey.

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Leading in Tension as a Female Pastor

Posted by on Jun 14, 2022

“If you were a male, you would be further along in the denomination.” This statement has been said to me several times and was meant to be a compliment, instead, it reveals the patriarchal system that is a stronghold in the church. Come read how Rev. Arlene Hall is standing in the tension of being a female pastor and paving the way for the next generation of women in ministry.

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Courageous Conversations: Men of Faith for Gender Equality

Posted by on May 11, 2022

Rev. Domnic Misolo, Rev. Patrick Musembi, and Jeff Bass are three men of faith who use their spheres of influence to champion gender equality by empowering women and educating and empowering men to become allies for gender justice. In this video conversation, they tell their stories and share what they’re doing as men of faith to promote gender equality. 

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Her name is Hadija

Posted by on Mar 17, 2022

Imagine being a young girl with multiple disabilities including autism, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy. You are locked in a one-room hut made of mud. It’s hot. There are no windows, water, or food. There hasn’t been any all day. When your father comes home, he beats you to get the demons causing your seizures to leave you. You have never known care from another person. All you know of God is that He cursed you. You don’t cry because no one comes to help anyway. This is all you’ve known. How you would feel is how she does. Her name is Hadija.

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A Journey to Discovery

Posted by on Mar 15, 2022

Priti Bhattarai shares her journey of untangling the patriarchal traditions that surrounded her upbringing and finding her own path of discovery and healing.

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Remembering Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

Posted by on Jan 21, 2022

The following remembrance is from Girl Child project advisors, Will Keepin and Cynthia Brix, founding directors of Gender Equity & Reconciliation International. My dear Brothers and Sisters, we are ONE human family. . . We can be human only together. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu We pray for the peace of the soul of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond ...

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My #GirlChildLongWalk Story: Maria Lígia Conti

Posted by on Oct 18, 2021

As part of our blog series #MyGirlChildLongWalkStory, we are pleased to share this personal story by Maria Lígia Conti from São Paulo, Brazil. Lígia discovered the Girl Child project after googling the word “patriarchy” which led her to our animated explainer video Understanding Our History of Patriarchy: What’s Faith got to do with it? Finding ...

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Welcome to our 2021-2022 Girl Child Long Walk Fellows!

Posted by on Sep 13, 2021

At its core, the Girl Child Long Walk reading journey, the signature effort of the Girl Child Long Walk project, seeks to inspire people all over the world to “put their faith to work through love” to improve the lives of women and girls. After two years of iterating and improving the reading journey, the ...

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The Steps of Progress in the Catholic Church

Posted by on Aug 30, 2021

I would like to thank The Girl Child & Her Long Walk to Freedom team. For many of us participating in the reading journey, this was an amazing experience to learn more about global issues impacting girls and fearless faith-inspired change agents from all walks of life. When I was asked to write something from ...

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