Six-week showcase hosted by UNICEF, Girl Up and
Disney will feature inspiring images from female photographers
created to encourage kids around the globe to dream big
#DreamBigPrincess photos shared on social media
generated 1 million likes and shares in just 5 days, enabling a $1
million donation from Disney to United Nations Foundation’s Girl Up
program
Disney today announced that its series of empowering
#DreamBigPrincess photographs will be going on display as an
exhibit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City through
the first week of January in collaboration with Girl Up and UNICEF,
the UN Children’s Fund. The images captured by nineteen female
photographers from fifteen countries showcase the inspiring stories
of real-world girls and women, as part of Disney’s Dream Big,
Princess initiative launched in 2016, which taps into the power of
Disney Princess stories to encourage kids to follow their
dreams.
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Photographer Cristina Mittermeier shoots
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Princess" photography campaign. (Photo: Business Wire)
“This initiative is about celebrating the positive impact of
strong female role models, whether that’s Moana, Tiana or one of
the amazing real-world subjects of the #DreamBigPrincess images.
We’re thrilled with the response to the campaign and excited to
partner with Girl Up, at the United Nations Foundation to showcase
these powerful images to such an international audience,” said
Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive
Media.
The display will feature the compelling images from the
campaign’s award-winning photographers and their subjects, who have
turned their dreams into reality. From the youngest ever speaker at
the UN to a gold-medal-winning Chinese Paralympian, the founder of
the first female cycling team in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, a teenage
author of a STEM coding book for kids, and a young surf champion
from Brazil, the images spotlight a diverse range of stories to
connect with kids and families around the world.
As well as inspiring kids with positive images and the stories
behind them, the campaign aimed to make a tangible difference for
girls who face challenges in achieving their dreams, through a
collaboration with Girl Up, at the United Nations Foundation. For
each like or post of a #DreamBigPrincess photo during the campaign
timeframe, Disney donated $1 to Girl Up to support girls’
leadership and empowerment. Since their release in August, the
images have been liked and shared millions of times online,
enabling Disney to donate $1 million to Girl Up.
“#DreamBigPrincess really caught the collective imagination and
we are so grateful to everyone who liked, shared or created their
own inspiring image to support the campaign,” comments Girl Up
Director, Melissa Kilby. “The $1 million will help give thousands
of girls around the globe the tools they need to achieve their
goals and advocate on behalf of others.”
The campaign brought the #DreamBigPrincess message to life in a
multitude of ways, including highlighting women who’ve achieved
success in the face of adversity, young Girl Up Teen Advisors
who’ve already helped make a positive impact on the world, and
girls at play who illustrate the importance of imagination in
childhood. Thousands of people also posted their own inspiring
images using #DreamBigPrincess, a select number of which will be
exhibited alongside the original photographs at the United Nations
and supported by UNICEF, which works to protect children’s rights,
to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to
reach their full potential. A core component is to advance gender
equality and the rights of girls.
“Imagine a world where every girl follows her dream, and is
safe, healthy, and can go to school,” said Paloma Escudero,
Director of Communications for UNICEF. “It is our collective duty
to help make this world a reality and empower girls to reach their
full potential.”
In 2016, Disney launched “Dream Big, Princess”, a campaign that
encourages kids everywhere to dream big by highlighting key story
moments and the inspiring qualities that each Disney Princess
showcases through her adventures, such as Merida’s bravery,
Cinderella’s kindness or Tiana’s perseverance. While each princess
has her own unique and admirable qualities, what they all have in
common is resilience and an ability to triumph over adversity to
make their dreams come true. The Dream Big, Princess content
series, which runs across Disney TV and digital networks globally,
brings together a host of empowered moments from beloved Disney
movies with the stories of real-life young role models, who have
dreamed big and achieved their goals to show kids what’s
possible.
The exhibit is proudly presented by UNICEF, United Nations
Foundation Girl Up, and Disney, and co-hosted by the Permanent
Missions of Brazil, Germany, India, and Kenya. The exhibit will be
open for public viewing in the UN visitors lobby via pre-scheduled
guided tours Monday-Friday or on the weekends via a UN security
pass. For more details on hours, location and security clearance
please visit http://visit.un.org/content/location.
To view #DreamBigPrincess and Girl Up Collaboration highlight
video click here.
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About Girl Up
Girl Up, the United Nations Foundation’s adolescent girl
campaign, supports the empowerment of girls everywhere. Since its
launch in 2010, Girl Up has funded UN programs that promote the
health, safety, education, and leadership of girls in developing
countries and built a community of over half a million passionate
advocates. Our girl leaders, representing more than 1800 Girl Up
Clubs in 90 countries, stand up, speak up, and rise up to support
the hardest to reach girls living in places where it is hardest to
be a girl. Learn more at GirlUp.org.
About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation builds public-private partnerships
to address the world’s most pressing problems, and broadens support
for the United Nations through advocacy and public outreach.
Through innovative campaigns and initiatives, the Foundation
connects people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global
problems. The Foundation was created in 1998 as a U.S. public
charity by entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner and now is
supported by philanthropic, corporate, government, and individual
donors. Learn more at unfoundation.org.
About UNICEF
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach
the world’s most disadvantaged children. Across 190 countries and
territories, we work for every child, everywhere, to build a better
world for everyone. For more information about UNICEF and its
work for children visit unicef.org.
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