Girls to School continued to advance this week as we received word that the IRS had certified us as 501(c)3 Charitable organization.
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2009
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2009
Clinton talks girl’s education on The Daily Show
When you put all of the girls in the world in school and you give all the young women access to the labor market, it’s the number one thing you can do, that is supported morally across all cultures, to slow population growth and increase income. Empowering women. It’s not accident that Rwanda has quadrupled [...]
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2009
Coumba, ANFE invited to Clinton Global Initiative
Coumba Dieng, director of Girls to School partner organization Amenons Nos Filles a l’Ecole has been invited to attend the Clinton Global Initiative. The Clinton Global Initiative has kindly offered to pay her travel expenses and to wave the event $20,000 fee. At the event Coumba will be presenting the commitment of Girls to School [...]
13
2009
NY Times: “Why women’s rights are the cause of our times”
An entire issue of the NY Times magazine was dedication to women’s rights. You can read the main article here.
“In many poor countries, the greatest unexploited resource isn’t oil fields or veins of gold; it is the women and girls who aren’t educated and never become a major presence in the formal economy. With education [...]
10
2009
The Girl Effect
Check out this video. We didn’t make it but we really, really like it.