Gendercide Awareness Project
Founded in 2011 by Beverly Hill, the Gendercide Awareness Project began with a simple but urgent question:
How could 143 million women and girls be missing from the world — and so few people even know about it?
The inspiration came after reading the groundbreaking reporting of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, whose investigations into the lives of women across Asia and Africa helped bring global attention to the crisis of gendercide.
What began as a traveling art exhibit has since grown into an international awareness and education initiative dedicated to protecting vulnerable girls through advocacy, education, and opportunity.
Through documentary film screenings, educational events, global partnerships, and sponsorship programs, GENDAP has helped bring awareness to millions while supporting girls who are now thriving as nurses, physicians, professionals, and leaders in their communities.
We celebrate impact:
- 338 girl-years of education delivered
- 40+ girls supported across all levels of education
- 7 graduates in professional careers
- 3.9 million people educated about gendercide
- 4 documentary film screenings with expert panels
- Co-hosted Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen
Beyond the numbers are the stories that continue to inspire this mission — girls who have overcome extraordinary barriers to create brighter futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Today, students once supported by GENDAP are serving others as doctors, nurses, educators, and advocates, creating ripple effects of hope that span generations.
These are not just statistics.
They are lives restored, futures protected, and generational change in motion.
2026 Gala Highlights
Our Education Partners
We are proud to work alongside our eight education partners where relationships are built on trust and shared commitment.
Daughters Rising (Thailand) •
Hands in Outreach (Nepal)
Pardada Pardadi Educational Society (PPES) Society (India)
Uganda Empowers • Invisible Children (Uganda)
Miguel Ángel Asturias Academy (Guatemala)
Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society (Honduras)
With Gratitude to Our Sponsors
We are honored to be supported by generous partners whose commitment makes this work possible, including:
None of this is possible without our incredible sponsors: KGPCo (Megan Putrah VonRuden) • AT&T (Susan Johnson) • Fujitsu (Vibha Chhatwal, Russell Keith) • Tarana Wireless (Tim Arocho) • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Seth Lynch) • Blume Foundation (Vaishali Dev) • ACAESUSA Asian Culture And Education Society USA (Jian Xie) • Mindfl Tea (Sheela Singla) • Restore Logistics & Pallets Corp (Michael Murphy) • RP Dallas MTV Valet (Mo Ghomi) • Park Hill Fine Art Portraits
