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Fighting Famine through Music
60milliongirls Sep, 02, 2011(article via KXAN) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUL_iBnMyc0] “Amazing” can be such a boring word. We tend to use it to the point of meaninglessness. But in the mouth…
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Free the Children: Report from East Africa
60milliongirls Aug, 17, 2011We were recently in touch with Craig Kielburger of Free the Children, an organization we have worked with closely over the years. Free the Children…
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UK film about Female Genital Mutilation made by London students aged 12 – 15
60milliongirls Jul, 04, 2011Female Genital Mutilation (often referred to as FGM) is an operation in which the female genitals are partly or entirely removed or injured with the goal…
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What Does It Take to Educate a Girl? (and Why Does It Matter?)
60milliongirls Jun, 23, 2011Via the Huffington Post. Click here for the complete article. This week on ViewChange.org, the global development storytelling platform operated by nonprofit global TV network Link TV,…
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Pragmatic Afghan woman educates thousands
60milliongirls Jun, 16, 2011An inspiring article about an Afghan woman who has changed the lives of millions of girls and women in Afghanistan and Pakistan through education. …
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Women’s Worlds 2011 Conference
60milliongirls Jun, 08, 2011The largest women's conference in Canada's history, Women's Worlds 2011, will be held this July in Ottawa-Gatineau, and 60 million Girls will be there! 60…
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“Educate a woman and you educate a country”
60milliongirls May, 18, 2011A beautiful article by UK journalist Mariella Frostrup, who has set up "The Great Initiative," a foundation dedicated to drawing attention to the plight of…
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Happy Birthday to us!
60milliongirls May, 06, 201160 million Girls turned 5 this week. Here are some photos of the celebration, and some of our incredible volunteers. It was also a special…
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The May 5th conference has been cancelled
60milliongirls Apr, 29, 2011It is with great disappointment that we announce the cancellation of our May 5th conference celebrating the 5th anniversary of 60 million girls with guest speaker Greg Mortenson.…
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‘Three Cups of Tea,’ Spilled
60milliongirls Apr, 21, 2011In this excellent New York Times article, Nicholas Kristof, co-author of "Half the Sky", discusses the recent 60 Minutes story about Greg Mortenson. We encourage…