Across Borders, For Every Girl
ICC and RAG4GE Unite for Girls’ Empowerment
There are moments in Rotary when a signature represents far more than an agreement. It represents a promise.
In Casablanca, the Rotary Intercountry Committees (ICC) and the Rotary Action Group for Girls’ Empowerment (RAG4GE) celebrated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding— bringing together two global Rotary networks with a shared belief in the power of collaboration across borders. For RAG4GE, that promise is simple but ambitious: leave no girl behind.
The Rotary Action Group for Girls’ Empowerment, Rotary’s newest action group, was created to mobilize Rotarians, Rotaractors, partners, experts and communities around one critical population: girls from birth through age 18. Its vision is to improve the quality of life for girls around the world while fostering empowerment, equity and equality through action and advocacy.
Why girls? Because the experiences and opportunities available during childhood and adolescence can shape an entire lifetime. When girls are educated, healthy, safe, economically prepared and empowered to use their voices, the impact reaches far beyond one individual. Families become stronger. Communities become more resilient.
Futures change.
RAG4GE organizes its work around five interconnected priorities: Education; Health & Wellness; Safety & Well-Being; Economic Enhancement & Security; and Advocacy & Engagement.
Rather than asking every Rotary club to begin from scratch, RAG4GE seeks to identify effective programs, build partnerships, connect expertise and provide practical resources that clubs and districts can adapt, replicate and scale in their own communities.
One powerful example is My Body Is My Body (MBIMB), a partner of both ICC and RAG4GE. This free, internationally used child-safety program uses music, animation and simple, age-appropriate messages to help children understand body safety, recognize unsafe situations and know that they can speak to a trusted adult. MBIMB reports that its resources have reached millions of children and are available in numerous languages around the world.
Through the RAG4GE: My Body Is My Body Champions Program, Rotarians can complete training, introduce the resources to schools and youth-serving organizations, and help bring a proven, practical prevention tool into their own communities. It is exactly the kind of project Rotary does well: accessible locally, adaptable across cultures, and scalable globally.
That is where the partnership between ICC and RAG4GE becomes so powerful. ICCs build relationships and understanding across countries; RAG4GE brings a focused global network, expertise and resources for action. Together, we can help proven ideas travel across borders and reach the girls who need them most.
Every Rotary member has a role to play. Bring your experience, your connections, your club and, most importantly, your commitment to creating a world where every girl has the opportunity to thrive.
Join the Rotary Action Group for Girls’ Empowerment and help us leave no girl behind.
Join RAG4GE at GirlsEmpowermentRAG.org
Rotary Izmir Dokuz Eylül
District 2440, Turkey - Past District Governor
Past Rotary Public Image Coordinator
Turkish Rotary Magazine board member
Active member of the WASH and SRoF fellowships
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