Rhoades School Girl Rising Club
Girl Rising Bazaar
Friday, April 24
4:30-6:30
Middle School Campus
The Bazaar is an outreach event for our community to raise awareness about girls education around the world. This year will feature student speakers from the International Rescue Committee, a Rhoades theatre production, food and craft vendors. and a raffle Everyone is invited!
Rhoades Girl Rising Club 2025-2026
About Our Club
Making Change Possible
Summer's testimonial at Open Mic Night 2022
The Rhoades School Girl Rising Club values education for everyone, everywhere. Education is the key to improving the lives of girls and their communities around the world. 65 million girls in underdeveloped countries are not in school. Going to school may be too dangerous, too expensive, against tradition, or they may have to work instead. In a world where freedom hinges on literacy, these girls have their basic human rights taken away.
Our club was founded by students in 2014 who wanted to learn more about the struggles many girls face in getting and education and try to be a positive change through advocacy and fundraising. We host events such as bake sales, Open Mic Night, speaker events, online fundraisers, and our annual bazaar, to spread awareness and raise funds to give young women scholarships, and other tools they may need to succeed academically.
Our Partnerships
Zoom Meeting with Students in Bangladesh
On Thursday, January 19, 2023, Rhoades students met with students in Bangladesh over Zoom. The Girl Rising Club partners with a non-profit organization called Speak Up for the Poor that provides educational opportunities for hundreds of girls in Bangladesh. On the Zoom, we met with high school girls, who live together in a dormitory, where they can safely pursue their education and not be forced into childhood marriages. Close to 20 girls crowded into the director’s office, to speak with Rhoades students who Zoomed in from their homes. It was 6pm our time and early morning in Bangladesh. The Bangladeshi girls shared their dreams, hobbies, typical school day, and what life would be like for them if they were not in school. Rhoades students asked some insightful questions and were invited to share their dreams with the girls in Bangladesh. Below are student reflections on the Zoom: