About
HARNESSING THE POWER OF A NEW GENERATION TO CREATE CHANGE
CHIME FOR CHANGE is a global campaign founded by Gucci in 2013 to convene, unite and strengthen the voices speaking out for gender equality. CHIME FOR CHANGE aims to inspire participation in a collective community, bringing people together across borders and generations in the fight for equality.
To date, the campaign has raised nearly $17 million to support projects and advocacy in 89 countries. Through the funding of 430 projects with 156 partners, CHIME FOR CHANGE’s support has directly benefited more than 570,000 girls and women globally, and reached more than 3 million family and community members.
CHIME FOR CHANGE Co-Founders Salma Hayek Pinault and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter have led the campaign with its coalition of partner organizations. Founding Partners include the Kering Foundation, Hearst Magazines, Facebook, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Co-Founders


Advisory Board
Hafsat Abiola
Founder, Kudirat Initiative for DemocracyMuna Abusulayman
Arab TV Icon, PhilanthropistSinéad Burke
Activist and WriterJamira Burley
Head of Youth Engagement & Skills, Global Business Coalition for EducationLydia Cacho
Journalist and Human Rights ActivistDavid Carey
Chairman, Hearst MagazinesSarah Chadwick
Activist, March For Our LivesTanya Compas
Multi-award winning youth worker and LGBTQ+ activistScarlett Curtis
Writer, Activist and JournalistMinh Dang
Director, Survivor AllianceJuliet De Baubigny
Venture CapitalistWaris Dirie
Desert Flower FoundationSage Dolan Sandrino
Youth Leader and Creative Director of TEAMHugh Evans
CEO, Global CitizenEmma France
Global Development and Strategic Engagement Director, mothers2mothersLeymah Gbowee
Gbowee Peace Foundation, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (2011)Jeremy O. Harris
PlaywrightYasmeen Hassan
Global Executive Director, Equality NowHuang Hung
Writer, PublisherArianna Huffington
Founder and CEO, Thrive GlobalLatanya Mapp Frett
President and CEO, Global Fund for WomenMadonna
Artist and Founder, Raising Malawi and Ray of Light FoundationAlyse Nelson
President and CEO, Vital Voices Global PartnershipPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN WomenSharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Academy Award-Winning Documentary FilmmakerFrançois-Henri Pinault
Chairman and CEO, KeringJulia Roberts
Actor, Activist and PhilanthropistAmandla Stenberg
Actor, Artist and ActivistCaryl Stern
Executive Director, Walton Family FoundationCleo Wade
Artist, Poet, and AuthorTeresa C. Younger
President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for WomenHafsat Abiola
Founder, Kudirat Initiative for DemocracyMuna Abusulayman
Arab TV Icon, PhilanthropistSinéad Burke
Activist and WriterJamira Burley
Head of Youth Engagement & Skills, Global Business Coalition for EducationLydia Cacho
Journalist and Human Rights ActivistDavid Carey
Chairman, Hearst MagazinesSarah Chadwick
Activist, March For Our LivesTanya Compas
Multi-award winning youth worker and LGBTQ+ activistScarlett Curtis
Writer, Activist and JournalistMinh Dang
Director, Survivor AllianceJuliet De Baubigny
Venture CapitalistWaris Dirie
Desert Flower FoundationSage Dolan Sandrino
Youth Leader and Creative Director of TEAMHugh Evans
CEO, Global CitizenEmma France
Global Development and Strategic Engagement Director, mothers2mothersLeymah Gbowee
Gbowee Peace Foundation, Nobel Peace Prize recipient (2011)Jeremy O. Harris
PlaywrightYasmeen Hassan
Global Executive Director, Equality NowHuang Hung
Writer, PublisherArianna Huffington
Founder and CEO, Thrive GlobalLatanya Mapp Frett
President and CEO, Global Fund for WomenMadonna
Artist and Founder, Raising Malawi and Ray of Light FoundationAlyse Nelson
President and CEO, Vital Voices Global PartnershipPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN WomenSharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Academy Award-Winning Documentary FilmmakerFrançois-Henri Pinault
Chairman and CEO, KeringJulia Roberts
Actor, Activist and PhilanthropistAmandla Stenberg
Actor, Artist and ActivistCaryl Stern
Executive Director, Walton Family FoundationCleo Wade
Artist, Poet, and AuthorTeresa C. Younger
President and CEO, Ms. Foundation for WomenEmeritus Managing Editor
Led by journalist and author Mariane Pearl, CHIME FOR CHANGE curates and shares powerful stories from contributors worldwide to educate, inform, and facilitate a powerful community for conversation, self-expression, and action in support of gender equality.
