Fontbonne students join global campaign for girls’ education
“Girl Rising” is the name of a global campaign to promote the education of women and girls in developing countries. Students at Fontbonne Hall Academy, a Catholic high school for girls in Bay Ridge, learned about the campaign from a filmmaker who presented “Girl Rising,” a movie focusing on the struggles of nine young women in the developing world.
Davinia James, who works with the “Girl Rising” campaign, recently presented the film “Girl Rising” to students at Fontbonne Hall Academy, who viewed the documentary with a group of out-of-town guests: students from Cabrini High School in New Orleans.
The Huffington Post called “Girl Rising,” which was directed by Richard Robbins, “the most powerful film you’ll see this year.”