Thursday, December 17, 2009

The Girl Effect


Two weeks ago, I watched an Oprah show that resonated with me. Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, co-authors of Half the Sky talked about the Girl Effect.

What is the Girl Effect?

There are 600 million adolescent girls living in poverty in the developing world. By giving one of these girls a chance, you start the girl effect. When girls have safe places to meet, education, legal protection, health care, and access to training and job skills, they can thrive. And if they thrive, everyone around them thrives too.

Watch the following video

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