About

STIRRING THE FIRE creates quality, affordable and action inspiring media for non-profit organizations working to empower women and girls.

When viewing the STIRRING THE FIRE exhibition and multimedia documentaries you will learn about the issues facing woman and girls worldwide. The stories of remarkable women reveal the practical pathways that helped them achieve social and economic justice.

By visiting Take Action you will find the organizations and resources to help you contribute toward global gender equality. STIRRING THE FIRE provides a variety of choices for involvement such as internships, study abroad programs, creative volunteer opportunities and political advocacy. We can match your interests with the right organization!

Would you like to get involved with STIRRING THE FIRE? Create media for organizations and communities in the developing world with our Social Documentary Internships. Or participate in our Student Advocacy Program to raise awareness about gender-based issues on your campus and connect your fellow students with ways that they can contribute toward gender equality.

Connect to a community where you can share resources and ideas with others that are striving to make a difference. When you join STIRRING THE FIRE you can share your passion for gender equality in your journal, save the opportunities you find in Take Action and tailor your avenue to empower women and girls worldwide.

Stirring The Fire is the vision of social documentary photographer Phil Borges. Phil met the women and girls that are featured in the exhibition while documenting projects for NGO's (non-governmental organizations) like Amnesty International, CARE, International Campaign For Tibet, One HEART, GEMS and ReSurge.

His book, WOMEN EMPOWERED: inspiring change in the emerging world, with a forward by Madeleine Albright, documents women from developing countries who have broken through barriers of tradition and oppression to become catalysts of change in their communities. Through the photos and inspirational stories of these women, Borges hopes to bring the issue of global gender inequality to a new level of awareness.

Meet The Stirring The Fire Team

Phil Borges

Social Documentary Photographer/Filmmaker

Social documentary photographer and filmmaker Phil Borges has documented indigenous and tribal cultures around the world for more than 25 years. His work opened his eyes to the amount of discrimination and oppression of women and girls in developing countries, inspiring him to become a strong advocate for empowering women and girls with the support they need to make a difference in their lives and communities.

Julee Geier

Program Director

Julia Geier handles publicity and co-manages the social media for Stirring the Fire. For the past 20 years she has been the studio manager and publicist for Phil Borges Studio.

Sandy Jeglum

Director of Communication and Development

Sandy works to build a community to support the empowerment of women and girls worldwide. She implements the social media strategy and is also responsible for expanding and managing the existing relationships with the organizations represented in the Stirring The Fire "Take Action" database. If you are an organization or individual that would like to contribute to Stirring The Fire's blog, "How I Got Involved", or "Take Action" section please contact Sandy at sandy@stirringthefire.org.

Barbara Cox

Curator

Barbara Cox, with her company photokunst, has been involved with photography as a consultant to cause-oriented photographers, photojournalists and major photo archives including the New York Times. She acts as a book and licensing agent and works with publishers, museums, galleries and the media.

photokunst is traveling the multi media photography exhibition "Stirring the Fire" to educational institutions globally.

Dax Borges

Web Designer & Developer

Dax graduated from the University of Denver with a double major in Digital Media Studies and Electronic Media Arts. He is the Principle at the web design and development company, Dax Digital Design. Dax is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of the Stirring The Fire website.