For anyone hoping to see the first female president of the United States, the election result might feel like a devastating defeat. The US did not elect its first female President. The glass ceiling may have been cracked, but it’s still not shattered.  Yet, despite what your emotions, friends, family, and the internet tells you, there’s a lot to celebrate. While the US will have to keep waiting for its for its first female president, here are five other women shaking up the political scene.

Afghanistan "Since going to the lessons Delaram has learnt so much and I can see that education is very important for her future." - Deleram's Mum.   Before she went to school, Delaram had wanted to be ‘a wife’ when she grew up. In this part of western Afghanistan, early (and arranged) marriages are common, and girls often become wives whilst they’re still in their early teens.

Please join Brandi Carlile and special guests on Sunday December 4th at 7pm for a unique evening at Town Hall Seattle. Brandi and her band will perform an exclusive set, completely unplugged as a continuation of her groundbreaking Pin Drop Tour. All proceeds will benefit the Looking Out Foundation. 

Syria "We were inside the car waiting for my Dad when the rocket fell" I went out with my mother to look for him. There was a lot of dust, I couldn’t breathe. My Mum was screaming… people were crying and there was lots of blood.”

Look Out Seattle! Our annual fundraiser is back with a bang. We are busy laying the ground work for what promises to be our most intimate and festive Raise The Roof yet. Please save the date: Sunday December 4th, 7pm - 11pm, Town Hall Seattle. 

Eight years in the making, we are pleased to announce that The IF Project documentary will be holding its Television Premiere on the Logo Network on Wednesday, September 14 at 9pm ET/PT.  

Uganda " No one knows how long the landmine had been there..." But there it lay waiting silently for its victim. He wasn't a soldier or a rebel fighter, he was a schoolboy called Charles. He became a statistic — one of the ten thousand or so children killed or maimed worldwide by landmines every year. Charles had already lost both his parents. The landmine blew off his leg, and for a while it threatened to cripple his entire future

FIGHT THE FEAR CAMPAIGN THE CAMPAIGNThe Fight the Fear Campaign is excited to announce that they'll be teaming up with The WAVE Foundation (Women Against Violence Everywhere). This new partnership will allow both organizations to increase their footprint and expand their educational programming across the region as they educate local youth about relationship violence, sexual assault awareness and self-defense. Over the next few months, The WAVE Foundation’s Braking the Cycle program and the Fight the Fear Campaign will be merged into a joint program.  Stay tuned for more details on this exciting evolution of our organization. HOW YOU CAN HELPOn Sunday September 18th, The WAVE Foundation is hosting Cycle the WAVE. It is a fully supported, non-competitive, deluxe, all-women’s cycling and walking event. It’s for women of all ages and fitness levels, and seeks to foster camaraderie and increase awareness of relationship violence and sexual assault.  Funds raised will help support the new, joint program.  Sign up here

On July 11th 2016, 21 years will have passed since the single greatest atrocity on European soil since the Second World War. Remembering Srebrenica  May we always remember and never forget.