Mai Soli Foundation

TOMORROW. FOR THE GIRLS 🪩🌷. FUND A GIRL’S EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH 🇧🇩

FTG Panelist Neha Joy is a 2x Emmy Nominated television host and producer with a passion for telling stories on everything from pop culture, sports, and lifestyle. 🎤✨⚾️

She landed her first professional hosting job at just 18 years old as the host of “Kids Clubhouse” reporting for the New York Mets on Sportsnet New York (SNY) where she earned her first Emmy Nominations for Outstanding Children’s Programming and Educational Programming during the 2013 season. 📺

Since then, she has been able to work with some of the biggest companies and brands in the world such as hosting for The New York Mets, Sports Illustrated, Time Magazine, Billboard, PeopleTV, Amazon, Google, + more as well as working as an Associate Producer for Good Morning America. Neha currently works at The Hollywood Reporter as their east coast video correspondent where she reports the latest in film, television, music and pop culture as well as conducts interviews in-studio and on the red carpet with some of the biggest names in Hollywood 🎥🤩

Don’t miss out on an incredible night with inclusive food, experiences, and gift bags 🛍️ — grab your ticket now & avoid same-day admission prices!

📍Williamsburg, Brooklyn
🗓️ Thursday, July 25th
🌸 Hosted by the Mai Soli Foundation to raise money for child marriage prevention

TOMORROW. FOR THE GIRLS 🪩🌷. FUND A GIRL’S EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH 🇧🇩

FTG Panelist Samah Dada was named one of Fortune’s Top Creators and Forbes 30 Under 30, Samah Dada is a multi-hyphenate TV host, bestselling cookbook author, food blogger and celebrated media personality who shares a diverse perspective on food and culture merged with wellness and health. 🧘🏾‍♀️🌿

Dada keeps up with her over half a million followers on social media, and appears frequently as an on-air contributor for NBC’s TODAY Show, where she hosts her streaming shows and HOW TO EAT PLANTS. Dada’s first cookbook, LOVE TO COOK IT, features over 100 plant-based recipes that tap into the current eco and health conscious vegetarian zeitgeist without sacrificing flavor, and speak to Dada’s unique, personal journey with cooking as a first-generation daughter of Indian immigrants. 🇮🇳

Don’t miss out on an incredible night with inclusive food, experiences, and gift bags 🛍️ — grab your ticket now & avoid same-day admission prices!

📍Williamsburg, Brooklyn
🗓️ Thursday, July 25th
🌸 Hosted by the Mai Soli Foundation to raise money for child marriage prevention

TOMORROW. FOR THE GIRLS 🪩🌷. FUND A GIRL’S EDUCATION IN BANGLADESH 🇧🇩

FTG Panelist Zareefa Ahmed is the Founder of Ammu Beauty, a pioneering force in the skincare industry. Since its inception in 2021, Ammu Beauty has been dedicated to delivering clean, ayurvedic skincare solutions that honor and preserve everyone’s natural beauty. 💄

Named after her late mother, Ammu Beauty is deeply rooted in Zareefa’s childhood experiences, where she witnessed firsthand the transformative power of ayurvedic beauty practices. Inspired by this wisdom, Zareefa has made it her mission to share these ancient secrets with the world through Ammu Beauty. She brings a wealth of knowledge and passion for ayurvedic skincare, entrepreneurship, and holistic beauty practices. 🌱🪔

Don’t miss out on an incredible night with inclusive food, experiences, and gift bags 🛍️ — grab your ticket now & avoid same-day admission prices!

📍Williamsburg, Brooklyn
🗓️ Thursday, July 25th
🌸 Hosted by the Mai Soli Foundation to raise money for child marriage prevention

What is our fundraiser “For the Girls” raising money towards? 👀

from MSF Fellow, Umme Mazumder who is mentoring young girls at-risk of child marriage through our programming in Bangladesh:

“I am excited to announce that I have completed my fellowship at the Mai Soli Foundation. Over the past six months, I had the privilege of teaching high school girls about financial literacy, leadership, confidence, and entrepreneurship. This journey has been incredibly rewarding, allowing me to re-discover my passion for teaching and mentoring. Being part of the fight against child marriage, a social plague that has ruined countless young girls’ lives, has been a significant accomplishment of this journey. I’m proud to contribute to this important cause and help empower these young girls.”

Join Umme and countless young girls in the fight towards ending child marriage! All proceeds from the networking event goes directly the education of our girls! ✨

Why should you buy a ticket for “For the Girls” besides it being the event of the summer and an exclusive networking fundraiser? ☀️💰

100% of ticket proceeds will be going directly towards girls education in South Asia 👏🏽👩🏾‍🏫

“Today marks the end of my exceptional journey as a mentor at Mai Soli Foundation. These last six months has been an amazing experience… Each Saturday, I felt immense joy as I headed to the school to meet my girls. The strong bond fostered by Mai Soli among us is unbreakable. Today while leaving, when my girls tearfully asked, “Apu, when will you come back?” I wished in my heart that this moment had not come so quickly. I wanted to stay with them; they had become like sisters to me. I am extremely proud of my girls for coming this far!🫶🏻”
— MSF Fellow, Sadnima Rahman who is a mentor for young girls at-risk of child marriage through our programming in Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Join Sadnima and countless young girls in the fight towards ending child marriage! All proceeds from the networking event goes directly the education of our girls! ✨

Our MSF girls are busy this summer completing the feedback form on how the 2024 girls empowerment program has been going for them! ⭐️

Our fulfillment as an organization comes from our girls expressing that they’re enjoying the curriculum and learning new things every day. 📖

The girls expressed that they’ve never had the opportunity to learn these skills related to entrepreneurship & self-advocacy in their current school’s programming. 📒

We deeply value our girls’ feedback and adjust accordingly to maximize their success rate following the program 😍🔥✨

Our MSF girls in Bangladesh have been taking the program by storm! 🌪️

Pictured: the girls excitedly planning and presenting ideas for Community Building Day-1. They collaborated to create group chants and design flags that symbolize their unity. It’s been amazing to see the girls express their creativity and learn about building community with teamwork! Both skills that are essential for being an entrepreneur and a leader. 💪🏽✨

They represent our future; and it is so bright 😍☀️

CALLING ALL WOMEN-OWNED BRANDS, BUSINESSES, AND TALENT IN NYC! 🌸✨

We are looking for partners that are willing to donate their talents or products for our annual fundraising event towards ending child marriage this summer! Whether you can provide a service, or contribute to our giftbags/raffle, WE WANT YOU TO JOIN OUR REVOLUTIONARY CAUSE! 🫵🏾

You will be included in all of our promotional material as a sponsor and given the opportunity to have a live vendor booth at our event! Your business will be exposed to an audience of 400+ businesswomen in the NYC area and potential investors / clientele! 💼💰

If interested fill out the link in our bio or contact us directly at the email provided. We look forward to working with you. ❤️

CALLING ALL IN NYC! 🍎🗣️

We are looking for volunteers for our annual fundraising event this summer! You will get to have a hands-on experience with the Mai Soli Team and get a fully comped ticket valued at $100! 💰

You will get the opportunity to interact with top performers in their careers, high tier special guests, your favorite influencers, get a free gift bag, meet incredible panelists, and join those who are devoted to ending child marriage for young girls! 👊🏽🕊️

Responsibilities range from event management to event planning, and you get to obtain experience within the nonprofit sector! ✨

If interested and available on July 25th— fill out the form in our bio! ⬆️ ‘Share’ this with those who might be interested!

“The first day with our 2024 cohort of Mai Soli girls and their mentors was nothing short of amazing.”

“Their enthusiasm and excitement were palpable, creating an atmosphere charged with positive energy. As we delved into conversations, I was struck by the magnitude of their dreams, each one reaching for the stars with unwavering determination. It was not only a day of introductions but also a day of glimpsing into the vast potential and aspirations that these incredible young minds harbor. I’m eager and honored to be part of this journey, helping them transform dreams into achievable goals.”

“Mai Soli is not just an educational program; it’s a platform where aspirations take flight, and I’m thrilled to witness the incredible journey ahead.”

—Moumita Nath, Mai Soli Foundation.

A Mother’s Day Tribute to the inspiration behind our Foundation, Syeda. 🌹

A resilient woman, who raised her two beautiful daughters in a world filled with circumstances that were constantly working against her.

From being victim to a toxic child marriage to breaking out of the cycle of poverty that so many young brides are left to survive in; Syeda created the life she and her daughters deserved through her talent and dedication.

Our founder Aria’s mother is the catalyst of our organization, the reason our mission to end child marriage is so personal to all of us. Through her strong will, discipline and hope for her future, Aria’s mother was able to set an example for not only her daughters, but towards all of us with mothers in our lives who never had the luxury of breaking free of their shackles. 🕊️

To celebrating this day and everyday, Happy Mother’s Day to this role model of a woman and all the mothers across the globe. ❤️🌍

The Mai Soli Foundation had the incredible opportunity to host a Fireside Chat at Harvard University, with TV Host, model, author, and activist; Padma Lakshmi. ✨

During the chat, we discussed her personal and professional journey towards her success story as a South Asian woman in a male dominated industry.

Our Founder and moderator of the chat, Aria, and Padma connected through their shared history of child marriage in their families and their uniform decision to ultimately use their voices to break that cycle and empower women to fight for their futures. 🕊️

It was inspiring to hear that although her grandmother had been a victim of child marriage, Padma’s grandmother still encouraged her to strive for excellence, being the inspiration for Padma’s advocacy towards Women’s Health. Padma pushes to empower not only young women, but equal representation as well. 🤞🏾

Thank you for joining us and being a source of empowerment around the globe! 🌎

Join the Mai Soli Foundation on Wednesday, April 3rd at Harvard University for the first event in our three-part series; the “Future of Women,” dedicated to women considering studies or careers in areas traditionally dominated by men — in collaboration with Women’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Student Organization at Harvard Graduate School of Education & South Asian Business Association at Harvard Business School.

Our first event is a fireside chat moderated by Aria Mustary, President of the Mai Soli Foundation with one of TIME’s 100 most-influential people; Indian-American author, activist, model, & television host, Padma Lakshmi.

🎟️Tickets are already almost sold out! Register at the link in our bio! 🎟️

🇬🇧 LIVE FROM THE UK! 🇬🇧

rocking the Limited Edition ‘Never Alone’ hoodie in Orchid! We love men wearing ’s street-style prints!

Send us a photo of you in your ‘Never Alone’ collection merch for a chance to be featured on our page! ✨

Profits made from each sale in this collection will be going towards girl’s education and mentorship resources for girls at-risk of child marriage in Bangladesh! 🇧🇩

Now LIVE, ✨ The Never Alone Collection ✨

Because of your unwavering support and the love for MSF growing every single day, we wanted to create beautiful trendy merch that you could rock in solidarity with our cause of ending Child Marriage & fighting gender inequality!

Like all donations made to the Mai Soli Foundation, proceeds from this line will be going directly towards education and mentorship programs facilitated by us in Bangladeshi schools!

‘Shop now’ in the link in our bio and tag us in your photos! 😍

Since our first edition was so popular last year, we had to bring it back!!

✨Women in History: Education Activist Edition ✨

This Women’s History Month, we honor the resilience of all of the women around the world 🌎 fighting to stay alive and fighting to keep their children close. 💔

We recognize the privilege that us, in the west, have in holding our loved ones tightly. And most importantly, we strive to continue our work in advocating for the futures of girls everywhere and putting an end to child marriage. 🛑

The Mai Soli Foundation is rooted in our dedication to. intersectional feminist values; where we prioritize what empowerment looks like for an individual respective to their context, culture, religion, and circumstances. 🫡

World Hijab Day has the mission to combat prejudice against Muslim women through awareness, education, and empowerment by inviting people of all races and faiths to wear hijab for a day in solidarity with Muslim women around the world!🧕🏼🌎

Similarly, Mai Soli combats child marriage in communities that are buried under prejudice and economic instability, through culturally informed education, empowerment, and access to resources. 🤝

We stand in solidarity with ALL women from ALL backgrounds who fight for their choice to express themselves in the way they choose. 💪🏽

Choice. The option for a woman to be able to choose whether or not she wants to undergo an abortion should not still be something up for debate.

The outrage surrounding the overturning of Roe V. Wade has more to do with robbing women living in the US of their autonomy over making decisions they feel that are right FOR THEM. However one feels about abortions, should not be a deciding factor on establishing the reach of Women’s Healthcare — an already underfunded and underdeveloped field.

Banning abortions will not stop them; they will only make women who want abortions try to acquire them unsafely.

At the Mai Soli Foundation, our entire mission of providing education to young girls and their families to combat child marriage is entirely dependent on the girl and her family deciding her future out of CHOICE and not survival.

Women’s rights can only be granted when their choices are respected simultaneously.

sources:
-youhavealternatives.org
-whitehouse.gov

Happy Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, MSF fam! 🧡🍩

Each year in the United States, about 11,500 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed, and about 4,000 women die of this cancer. ❌

Additionally BIPOC individuals disproportionately lack access to affordable, quality healthcare screenings. Women in developing countries, like Bangladesh, are incredibly vulnerable to exposure due to a lack of prevention education and treatment resources. 😪

The Mai Soli Foundation’s mission is to invest in girls education and provide resources directly to communities in Bangladesh. Join us on our journey! 💪🏽❤️‍🔥

sources:
-World Health Organization
-National Library of Medicine

MSF WRAPPED 🎀: Reflecting on the impact we’ve made in 2023! 🌟

Our Girl’s Empowerment program this year at all 7 of our partner schools, had 183 graduates! 👩🏾‍🎓

That is 183 young girls that were taught Financial literacy, Leadership, Self-confidence, Entrepreneurial skills and learned the tools necessary to make informed decisions about their own futures! That is 183 families in Bangladesh being involved in the fight against gender inequality by witnessing their daughters’ potential as individuals; and not just as a child brides. ❌

Thank you for being a part of our journey, and here’s to continued compassion, resilience, and progress in the coming year! ✨💪🏽

“How is the Mai Soli Foundation any different from other organizations fighting against child marriage?”

We take a preventative approach to handle this large scale systemic issue.

Because the issue of child marriage is often enveloped in a difficult web of cultural, political, and economic factors — rather than taking an intrusive savior approach that doesn’t allow for autonomy for anyone involved, we provide mentors in addition to education for both the at-risk girls and their families to invest in their girl’s dreams—allowing decisions to be made out of choice rather than survival. 💪🏽

The Mai Soli Foundation is the ONLY on the ground foundation that is purely providing the resources for these girls and their families in Bangladesh to make informed decisions about the life paths available to them instead of child marriage, consisting of avenues to continue school or even practice entrepreneurship! 💼📚📊

Congrats to our 2023 Cohort of Mai Soli Girls Empowerment Graduates! 👩🏾‍🎓✨

This year, the Mai Soli Foundation partnered with Kattali City Corporation Girls High School, Kalu Shah Girls High School, KM High School, Kumira Girls High School, Latifa Siddik Girls High School, Mostafa Hakim College, and the Abdul Jalil High School in Bangladesh! 🇧🇩

A total of 183 girls graduated from our Girl's Empowerment Program this year, mastering Financial literacy, Leadership, Self-confidence, and Entrepreneurial skills! 💼

We cant wait to see how our girls grow, in the direction they want to go with all the skills they have learned; breaking cycles and building their futures! ❤️

The Mai Soli Foundation cordially invites you to THE EVENT OF THE SUMMER! ☀️ (EARLY BIRD TICKET ANNOUNCED BELOW)

“For The Girls: A Celebration of Women” will be an extravagant summer affair filled with a panel of 4-high tier South Asian leaders in their respective fields, a chance to network with your favorite South Asian Influencers, INSTA-WORTHY photo-ops on a beautiful NYC Rooftop Venue, and SO MUCH MORE! ✨

If you’re looking for THE party to sip on a drink with girls, THIS IS IT! Enjoy delicious South Asian foods, meet with other NYC creatives and businesswomen, enjoy an evening of girl-talk & mingling, learn from our prominent panelists and get to be A GIRL’S GIRL IN THE FLESH! 💅🏼

THERE WILL BE ⚠️LIMITED AVAILABILITY⚠️ so grab your tickets NOW
https://forthegirls.maisoli.foundation/

🎟️ USE CODE 'EARLY20' FOR THE FIRST 48 HOURS AND GET 20% YOUR TICKET ON EVENTBRITE! 🎟️

⏱️ Thursday, June 22nd 2023 – Check In starts at 5:00PM!

📍The Bogart House: 230 Bogart St, Brooklyn, NY 11206

See you there!🥂

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It’s Barbie’s world, the Mai Soli Team is just living in it! (actually thriving in it) 😉

✨Meet some of the wonderful
Team! ✨

🍭Aria Mustary, President & Co-Founder: covering vision, strategy, international operations, and outreach!

🍭Nurshat Pasha, Marketing Strategy Coordinator: covering all things communications strategy, brand, and social media!

🍭Glen Ged, Vice President of Development: covering all our legal bases as an international organization!

🍭Sejuti Mansur, Director of Development & International Programs: is our star writer and coordinator for all things local and international programming!

🍭Ashima Gauba, Learning Strategy & Operations Coordinator: covering our learning strategy and event planning!

🍭Aaron Wendell, Vice President of Operations: covers all organizational operations, finances, and any governmental legalities!

🍭Nipa Das, Regional Director: is our on-the-ground eyes for all operations taken place in Bangladesh!

Lack of knowledge leads to lack of community, thus leading to an inability to come together and tackle an issue effectively.

The Mai Soli Foundation specifically tackles the issue of Child Marriage through education for young girls in developing countries; promoting financial literacy, self confidence, and entrepreneurship.

‘Share’ to bridge the gap of misconception surrounding Child Marriage! ✨

In light of the Selena vs. Hailey feud, don't forget that misogyny wins if we're fighting each other instead of uplifting one another!

We don't often see female friendships or even the ✨JOY✨ of women being celebrated enough in Western Media, but in the iconic Bollywood movies we saw growing up, we were often reminded of the importance of female solidarity. 🤝

No mean girls allowed in the Mai Soli Foundation. 🙅🏽‍♀️

OK EVERYBODY THIS IS HAPPENING, EVERYONE CALM DOWN ‼️

We're hosting our FIRST SOUTH ASIAN DANCE FEST with RRB Studios in Los Angeles on March 11th, 2023. 🔥

📍 RRB Studios on Sat. March 11 from 11AM - 3PM
✨Learn from 4 different instructors with an all-day pass! Dance styles are open to ALL LEVELS.
🎟️ Tickets range from $50-$75, including a free tote bag! LIMITED AVAILABILITY SO GRAB YOURS NOW!

We're doing this because we believe in the power of dance--and the power of self-love 🫶🏽

The end of child marriage is needed more than anything else right now--and we want YOU to be part of it! We want to empower young girls in Bangladesh by aiding in ending child marriage, so they can pursue their dreams instead of being forced into an abusive marriage, before they even start puberty.

More than 650 million women alive today were married as children. 39,000 girls around the world are forced to marry each day.

Get your tickets below NOW!👌🏽

https://www.rrbdancecompany.com/workshops

Our mentors are making a difference in the lives of young girls! ♥️

We re underway with our Never Alone Girls Empowerment Program, we celebrated the first week with some group selfies with the young girls, to commemorate the lifelong relationships that are being made. 📸

Our mentors give these young women a space where they can see that they're not alone. They're not just their mentor's little sister—they're their mentors' friends, too. 🫶🏼

We want to show these girls that they matter, and that there are people who care about them and support them. 🥰