She Creates Change tells the true stories of six courageous girls in historically low-income communities in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nepal, India and Tanzania. Each girl confronts barriers to her education with foundational life skills like decision-making, leadership and critical thinking, and uses the power of her voice to advocate for change.
She Creates Change inspires girls everywhere to see themselves as the heroes of their own stories. Shorter versions of the film can be found below.
33min.
Animation and Live Action Documentary
Languages: English, Spanish, Hindi, Japanese, French, Arabic
A film by Room to Read
Directed by Martha Adams
Animation directed by Siqi Song, Bonnie Taylor Forsyth, Hannah Lau-Walker, Neeraja Raj, Prashanti Aswani, Claudia Chinyere Akole
Voices by Freida Pinto, Charithra Chandran, Prajakta Koli, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Amita Suman, Amrita Acharia, Aly Casas, Quyen Ngo
Produced by Freida Pinto, Brenda Chapman, Jill Culton, Nexus Studios, Dr. Geetha Murali, Moonshine Media Group, Cineflix Studios, Brain Audio
She Creates Change is the first nonprofit-led animated short film to promote gender equality through the stories of young women around the world.
A bold global initiative for
gender equality
She Creates Change is a multi-media storytelling initiative from Room to Read, spanning an award-winning animated short film, an illustrated book and compelling audio stories. The project boldly aims to reach all 432 million adolescent girls (ages 12–18) around the world with educational content and curriculum that supports them in creating change in their lives and communities.
The film explores subjects like poverty alleviation, discrimination, climate justice, menstruation and harassment, amplifying the true stories of relatable young women to inspire girls — and children of all genders — to see themselves as the heroes of their own stories.
She Creates Change is available in episodic and feature lengths, each featuring an individual girl’s story, and in multiple languages including Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese and French. We will continue to add additional languages to our resource library, so check back often.
Girls everywhere can be supported to access their voices — and build the skills to create a brighter world.
Meet Dewmini, Keya, Trang, Diksha, Yashika and Naifat, the six real-life heroes from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nepal, India and Tanzania featured in She Creates Change.
Throughout the films, each girl addresses challenges familiar to children and young adults around the world: harassment, food scarcity, colorism, family ruptures and more. Each girl’s story demonstrates how learning foundational life skills — like leadership, critical thinking and collaboration — has helped them complete their education with the resilience and confidence to lead.
By featuring the voices of everyday heroes, She Creates Change offers strong role models for children, and catalyzes a global movement to create lasting change through education.
Naifat’s Story
She discovered her passion, recognized her worth and chose her own path.
Yashika’s Story
She learned karate to defend herself on her route to school.
Dewmini’s Story
She grew a garden to support her family and continue her education.
Keya’s Story
She advocated for her right to an education and for the safety of all girls.
Trang’s Story
She created a YouTube channel to lift her family out of poverty.
Diksha’s Story
She learned to love herself and advocate for girls in her community.
How We Made The Film
