Girl Up India Leadership Summit: Future 2030 Concludes

By: WE Staff | Monday, 16 October 2023

The Girl Up India Leadership Summit: Future 2030 gathered over 850 young leaders from various sectors who are passionate about gender equality and fostering girl leadership for a more inclusive future.

The Leadership Summit, Girl Up's signature event which has been held globally every year since 2012 was organized in New Delhi this year where the young participants delivered meaningful discussions and viewpoints to achieve a gender-equal future. The event was attended by Shombi Sharp, UN Resident Coordinator in India, and Bollywood actress Dia Mirza as the Guest of honor. The closing address was presented by Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu.

Prior to this Leadership Summit, two pre-summits have already been organized. Girl Up India is a female-centered leadership summit or initiative that comprises 700+ clubs spread across 26 states and Union Territories in India which engages more than 25,000 young people.

The one-day summit has covered some crucial topics such as sexual reproductive health, entrepreneurship, STEM for social welfare, mental health, rights, and justice, gender-based violence, storytelling, and disability rights.

Future 2030 was the theme of the Girl Up India Leadership Summit 2023. It encouraged some essential discussions with the goal of empowering, educating, and activating the potential of young leaders.

The Leadership Summit also provided tools, skills, and knowledge to Girls and young people which they need to become skillful and influential leaders in their communities and throughout the nation.