Girls Education

Letting Go - All Too Soon

Maryam Zar | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Letting Go, Motherhood, Women's Rights, Self Growth, The Developing World, International Aid Organizations, Child Marriage, Girls Education, Girls Empowerment, Global Motherhood, Impact News
Maryam Zar

This year, a handful of countries are considering fiercely debated bills that would ban the marriage of girls under the age of 17. This horrific practice exists in almost every corner of the world where there is poverty or lack of education.

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The Global Search for Education: Water

C. M. Rubin | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: World Water Day, Global Education, Girls' Education, UNICEF Global Chief of Education, Unicef, The Global Search for Education, Children in Poverty, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Safe Drinking Water, MDG Global Water Target, Menstrual Hygiene, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Education in Schools, Essential Health Care Program of Philippines Department of Education, C. M. Rubin, Millennium Development Goal for Safe Drinking Water, Ban Ki-Moon, WASH in Schools, Education Reform, World Health Organization, Children's Health, Susan Durston, Education News
C. M. Rubin

World Water Day on March 22 is a day on which all global citizens should focus their attention on the importance of fresh water to sustainable development.

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Why Do Girls Drop Out Of School? It's All About What Happens In The Girls' Room

Susan Davis | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Women's Health Global Poverty, Women's Health Initiative, Girls' Education, International Development, Clean-Water, Clean Water, Girl's Health, Global Motherhood, Girls' Health, Water Sanitation, 2012 International Women's Day, Women's Education, Global Sanitation, Women News
Susan Davis

More people in the world now have a mobile phone than have a toilet. As we celebrate International Women's Day on March eighth, let's not forget that girls and women suffer the most from lack of sanitation.

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It's All About the Wedding: How Preventing Child Marriage Can Help Eradicate Poverty

Jeanne Faulkner | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Global Motherhood, Child Mortality, Care, Child Weddings, Child Marriage Poverty, Child Marriage, Preventing Child Marriage, Teen Girls Married, Girls Education, Impact News
Jeanne Faulkner

When my daughter turns 12 next month she'll have a birthday cake and a slumber party, not a wedding cake and marriage. As an American girl, she's lucky to grow up in a culture where girls can choose who and when they'll marry.

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The Fail-Proof Investment: Advice From a 17-Year-Old Girl

Priyanka Jain | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Video, Priyanka Jain, Giving Back, High School, Girl UP, Girls Education, Impact, Teenagers, High School News
Priyanka Jain

Educating girls is the most powerful investment anyone can make.

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Eating Sushi in Yemen

Stephenie Foster | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Tawakkul Karman, Democracy, President Saleh, Yemen Protests, Yemen, Arab Spring, Girls' Education, World News
Stephenie Foster

Yemen is not like other countries who have been part of the Arab Spring -- it is has very few resources, very little oil, very low levels of literacy and education.

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UN Women Photographer Phil Borges Knows How to Stir the Fire

Philippa Young | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Phil Borges, Women's Rights, Women, Violence Against Women, Girls Education, Impact, Unwomen, Impact News
Philippa Young

Far from being a GenYer venture, Stirring the Fire is the brainchild of Phil Borges, a 68-year-old social documentary photographer and filmmaker.

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Change a Child's Life: Make a Film or Check Into a Hotel

Karin Badt | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Cineastas Granada, Granada, Women's Filmmaking, Hotel Del Corazon, Education Reform, Pedofilia, Entrepreneurship, Nicaragua, Sustainable Development, NGOs in Nicaragua, Thalia Drori, Girls Education, Impact News
Karin Badt

Cineastas de Granada has helped over 100 girls empower themselves with a camera by teaching girls how to find their stories, choose their shots and put the film into production.

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Meeting Emotional Creatures in Brooklyn

Tammy Tibbetts | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Non-Profit Workshop, She's the First, High School, I Am an Emotional Creature, Girls' Education, Brooklyn, The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler, Impact News
Tammy Tibbetts

Once upon a Saturday in Brooklyn, three young women walked into the Brooklyn High School of the Arts auditorium, although very different paths led them there.

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The Accidental Techie

Emily K. Schwartz | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Women, Education, Women in Technology, Opportunity, Technology, Girls Education, Women Stem, Women Technology, Women in Math, Women in Math and Science, Women and Science, Technology Gender Gap, Gender Gap Technology, Technology News
Emily K. Schwartz

As women, it's critical that we open doors for young girls who do not know they exist. These are not just doors to the unknown, but doors to the "STEM" careers: opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math.

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A Tie-Dye Cupcake Can Change the World

Tammy Tibbetts | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Google Zeitgeist, Cupcakes, Girls' Education, Girl Effect, Lindsay Brown, Soccer, Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off, Nepal, She's the First, Maggie Doyne, Impact News
Tammy Tibbetts

When Lindsay Brown, a junior at the University of Notre Dame, decided to host a bake sale in her dorm last year to fundraise for girls' education at the Kopila Valley Children's School, she had no idea that she was launching a movement.

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The Must-Have School Supply for Girls: Educational Access

K. Sujata | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Girls, Literacy, Education, Poverty, Rape, High Poverty Schools, Dating Violence, Teen Pregnancy, Chicago Food Deserts, Illinois Dream Act, Girls Education, School Bullying, Food Deserts, Chicago Impact, Chicago News
K. Sujata

Back-to-school chatter is already building in Chicago. However, in the discussion of education reform and politicking, one facet is missing: access.

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A Community Response to Girls' Education in Kibera

Wendy Cross | Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy, Girls Empowerment, Abdul Kassim, Girls Education, Kgsa, Video, Impact News
Wendy Cross

Buried deep inside the sprawling maze of Kibera, sub-Saharan Africa's largest slum, you'll find a hidden gem. Much more than a school, Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA) is a beacon of hope and opportunity.

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Oprah Winfrey: Back To School... To Teach?

Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Oprah School South Afrida, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah School, Oprah, Girls Education, Education News

Oprah Winfrey has announced that she'll be returning to school this fall: to teach. The course, "It's Life 101," will be taught to 12th grade stude...

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For At-Risk Women, Financial Literacy More Than The Sum Of Its Parts

Ann Cotton | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Women's Empowerment, Girls' Education, Financial Literacy for Women, Financial Literacy, Economic Development, MacBook Air, Impact News
Ann Cotton

Consider this: In rural Africa, I have seen women wail and weep when their husbands have made the unilateral decision to marry off their adolescent daughters to an older man.

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What Does It Take to Educate a Girl? (and Why Does It Matter?)

Caty Borum Chattoo | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Linktv, Girls, Education, Queen Rania, Ungei, Link TV, Millennium Development Goals, United Nations, Viewchange, Unicef, viewchange.org, Girls Education, Impact News
Caty Borum Chattoo

For millions of girls, going to school is a life dream that's out of reach. Why? Early marriage, child labor, pregnancy, lack of access, violence. Solving the problem is a gauntlet deeply grounded in cultural traditions and the ripple effects of poverty.

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In Kenyan Slums, Access To Education Saves Girls' Lives

Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Video, Kenya, Make a Difference, Slums, Kenya Slums, Kibera, Kibera School for Girls, Good News, Shining Hope for Communities, Making a Difference, Girls Education, Impact News

In the slums of Kenya, much like the slums of any developing country, girls are devalued, undereducated and often sexually exploited. Kennedy Oded...

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Every Mother's Greatest Wish: A Better Future for Their Kids

Michaela Haas | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Girls, Cambodia, Sex Trafficking, Education, Child Labor, Mother's Day, Lotus Outreach, Scholarships, Philanthropy, Donating to Charity, Girls Education, Impact News
Michaela Haas

GATE provides educational scholarships, including school fees, uniforms, text books, bicycles, lunch and boarding, to over 600 at-risk and exploited young girls in Cambodia.

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Putting a Girls' Education Spin on National Poetry Month

Tammy Tibbetts | Posted 06.20.2011

Read More: Girls, India, National Poetry Month, Sponsorship, Nepal, Brooklyn, Africa, She's the First, Poetry, Girls Education, Teenagers, Azure Antoinette, Oprah, Impact News
Tammy Tibbetts

Never underestimate the potential of a tweet.

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Greg Mortenson Redefines "Doing One's Best"

Ethan Casey | Posted 06.18.2011

Read More: CAI Controversy, Girls' Education, Pakistan, Cai, Greg Mortenson, Education, Sadia Ashraf, Afpak, 60 Minutes, Central Asia Institute, Three Cups of Tea, Stones Into Schools, Impact News
Ethan Casey

The news flash that is occasioning a heap of ill-founded insinuations is that neither Three Cups of Tea nor Greg himself is perfect.

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International Women's Day: Can Technology Close the Gap for Girls and Women?

Joel Lamstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Technology, International Women's Day, Girls' Education, Women's Day, Education News
Joel Lamstein

Can information and communication technologies be integrated into classrooms in a way that engages girls with life and work skills building, keeps them in school and connects them to the support networks they need?

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'She's The First:' From Simple Fundraisers To Life Changing Education

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nepal, Tammy Tibbetts, Sponsorship, She's the First, Greatest Person of the Day, Girl's Education, Tanzania, Kenya, Guatamala, Impact News

This post is part of our month-long series featuring Greatest Women of the Day, in recognition of Women's History Month. To nominate a Greatest Woman...

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Girls Are Better at Changing Diapers, Boys Like to Go to School and Play

Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Delhi, Robert Duvall Children's Fund, Women's Empowerment, Girls Education, Father-Daughter Bond, Father and Daughter Alliance, India, Slums, World News
Pedro C. Moreno

That is what one man told me at a meeting I had in a slum close to New Delhi, India on the topic of girl's education in early 2009. I had asked a gro...

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Non-Traditional Ways of Educating Girls Are Succeeding

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Egypt, Better Life Options, Exxon Mobil Foundation, Poverty, Nepal, Africa, Girls' Education, Universal Education, Carol Peasley, International Women's Day, South Africa, Gender Inequality, Mali, Cedpa, India, Nigeria, Senegal, Impact News
Tamar Abrams

As the centennial of International Women's Day nears, it is worth noting that 101 million children around the world do not attend primary school, and girls are disproportionately represented in this appalling figure.

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Paying It Forward In Africa

Ann Cotton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Poverty, Girls Education, Africa, Polio, Philanthropy, Africa Charity, Africa Philanthropy, Impact News
Ann Cotton

The culture of philanthropy is alive and very well in Africa. International aid strengthens and extends it, but in the communities where I have spent time, it is all-pervasive.

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