iCAREweCARE to Host Mother-Daughter Tea for UN Foundation Campaign Girl Up in Bellevue, WA

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iCAREweCARE is hosting a Mother-Daughter Tea on Jan. 22 at the Bellevue Westin for the United Nations Foundation campaign, Girl Up. Priyanka Jain, founder and president of iCAREweCARE, is giving up her 18^th birthday to support the cause. The event will bring together over 100 members of the community to support Girl Up.

“I have always been extremely passionate about girls' education, so this cause is very close to my heart. I believe that my peers in America have the potential to truly improve the lives of our peers across the world. Girl Up has turned this potential into action”

Girl Up is a campaign of the UNF that is committed to ensuring that girls and young women around the world are educated, healthy, safe, counted and positioned to be the next generation of leaders.

The event will bring together leading philanthropists, entrepreneurs and global change-makers. Nancy Conrad, founder of Spirit of Innovation, Gina Reiss-Wilchins, Director of Girl Up, and Tamsin Smith, former president of (RED), will be sharing their views on how to help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. The event will be MC’d by journalist and philanthropist Patty Payne.

“I have always been extremely passionate about girls' education, so this cause is very close to my heart. I believe that my peers in America have the potential to truly improve the lives of our peers across the world. Girl Up has turned this potential into action,” said Priyanka Jain. “By raising awareness and funds, students are expanding successful UN programs that are positively changing girls' lives. Collectively, we are able to prevent child marriage and increase the number of girls in school.”

iCAREweCARE was founded in May 2011 with the mission of raising students’ awareness about global causes, amplifying the voice of youth and inspiring young people to take action in their communities. The organization currently works with over 5,000 students.

iCAREweCARE’s founder and president Priyanka Jain is a strong believer in women’s education. She was recently selected as a Teen Advisor to Girl Up. She is one of the 14 Teen Advisors who were selected from around the country out of over 200 applicants. As a Teen Advisor, she works with the campaign to promote the work of the UN and works within her community to inspire other girls to get involved in giving back.

“Girl Up is a perfect example of why I started iCAREweCARE,” said Jain. “Girl Up allows teenagers to take a leadership role in the campaign by having them choose the yearly campaigns, write emails, design the website, and host conferences. At our event in Bellevue, iCAREweCARE hopes to showcase Girl Up as an example of the change that can happen when students take the lead.”

iCAREweCARE’s Mother-Daughter Tea will be held at 4 p.m. on Jan. 22 at the Bellevue Westin. The event will be hosted by the iCAREweCARE staff: Sam Nordstrom, Tejal Angolkar, Ryan Werffeli, Kelly Pike, and Max Zaslove.

About Priyanka Jain

Priyanka Jain is a senior at University Prep in Seattle, WA. She is the founder and president of iCAREweCARE (www.icarewecare.org), a student-run non-profit that leverages the power of social media for social good. She is also a strong believer in women’s education. She was one of two high school students working with QuestBridge to connect bright, low-income girls to educational opportunities at the nation’s leading colleges. She is also the founder of the high school chapter of Circle of Women, a student-run organization building schools for girls in developing countries.

Jain was recently was recently recognized as a “Teen Role Model” by the UN Foundation and was selected to be a Girl Up Teen Advisor to inspire other young girls to get involved in their communities. She was also recognized as one of the “Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs” by Smart Girls’ Way, the youngest honoree. Jain has been asked to speak at many global events to inspire her generation to get involved in making a difference. She was selected as the youth speaker at the Global Women’s Forum in Deuville, France, helping to come up with solutions for the disparity facing women in the global market. She also spoke at the Adventures of the Mind conference alongside Nobel Laureates, inventors, and successful entrepreneurs to inspire 150 talented, low-income high school students. She is currently a member of her school’s National Honor Society, the varsity tennis team, Chinese Honor Society, editor of the nationally recognized school newspaper, as well as an award winning attorney on the district champion mock trial team. She also serves an official contributor to the Huffington Post and as a youth grant maker at the Seattle Foundation.

About Girl Up

Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Through Girl Up’s support, girls in Malawi, Liberia, Ethiopia, and Guatemala have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted and positioned to be the next generation of leaders. Teen supporters are encouraged to give a “High Five” to girls in developing countries by donating $5 or more to provide girls with such basic needs as access to school supplies, clean water, life-saving health services, safety from violence and more. Founding campaign partners include Viacom Media, National Coalition of Girls’ Schools, Women’s National Basketball Association, Girls Up, Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry, Girls Inc., and 10x10. Visit GirlUp.org to learn more.