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It is 2012. 1 in 4 women cannot read this sentence.
60milliongirls Jul, 23, 2012[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQLZuTGaGuw&w=640&h=360] This video was made by the Global Campaign for Education: a movement that aims to end the global education crisis. They believe…
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Education Innovation in the Slums
60milliongirls Jun, 27, 2012[ted id=892] How should we "push" children in developing countries to go to school, when jobs or lives in crime offer them more immediate gratification?…
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The Dream of the African Girl
60milliongirls Jun, 13, 2012If we had to share one video about the importance of educating girls and women, this would be it. [ted id=1403] Nobel Peace Prize winner…
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Absent Voices
60milliongirls Jun, 08, 2012[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfIQgPb7pQs] ; Women are being infected with HIV/AIDS than more than men. Issues of care and treatment impact young girls and women more than other…
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60 million girls and Save the Children in Côte d’Ivoire
60milliongirls May, 14, 2012Just under a year ago, Côte d'Ivoire went through a severe crisis in the aftermath of the November 2010 Presidential elections. A violent conflict split the…
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child death rate falls in Sierra Leone – but is it sustainable?
60milliongirls May, 10, 2012Before 2010, nearly half of the pregnant women admitted to Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Sierra Leone ended up dying. The maternal death rate was…
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From Fear to Hope: Educating Girls – a 60 million Girls Vancouver Chapter event
60milliongirls Apr, 24, 2012The 60 million girls Foundation will host a conference featuring award-winning humanitarian, Dr. Samantha Nutt, Founder and Executive Director of War Child Canada. The event…
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Does Aid Really Help?
60milliongirls Apr, 18, 2012... or does it continue to prop up corrupt regimes? Does aid make a difference? And the ultimate question: can we end poverty? Esther Duflo…
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Grannies Revisit Motherhood Because Of Uganda’s HIV Epidemic
60milliongirls Mar, 26, 2012One of our projects for 2012 is to support the Nyaka AIDS Foundation, for girls and boys orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Nyaka was founded…
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60 million Girls on Global TV for International Women’s Day
60milliongirls Mar, 09, 2012Global TV Montreal marked International Women's Day with a great piece about 60 million Girls. If you want to know how it all began and…