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“Instead of sending guns, send books.”
60milliongirls Oct, 08, 2013Last post we wrote about an inspiring speech by Malala Yousafzai. This week, we strongly recommend watching the presentation she made when she received her…
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My pen is my sword
60milliongirls Sep, 20, 2013“I remember when it was announced on the radio that girls would not go to school.” These words were spoken yesterday by Mariam Khalique, who…
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Introducing our Keynote Speaker for our 2013 Fundraising Conference!
60milliongirls Sep, 08, 2013On Monday, October 21st, 60 million girls will hold our 8th annual fundraising conference and silent auction. This year's topic: girls’ education and empowerment through sport…
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Burka Avenger
60milliongirls Jul, 24, 2013Meet Pakistan's newest superhero. Yes, she's a girl. And best of all, she's fighting for girls' education. Burka Avenger uses her black burka to hide…
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A Tanzanian Girl’s Long Walk to Education
60milliongirls Jul, 10, 2013This BBC "in pictures" story follows 8-year old Sylvia, who lives in in rural Tanzania and is determined to get an education. Sylvia walks 1 and…
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Does Kenya’s Plan to Put Laptops in Schools Address Reality?
60milliongirls Jun, 28, 2013Oleleshwa Girls Secondary School, KenyaKenya recently announced a plan to deliver 1.3 million laptops to schoolchildren, which sounds like pretty incredible news, in a country where…
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Girl Power
60milliongirls Jun, 12, 2013Every feel like giving up on dream? You might want to check out this story, about three sisters in Pokhara, Nepal. The sisters saw that…
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Where There is No Loo…
60milliongirls May, 15, 2013[ted id=1713] It's 2013, yet 2.5 billion people in the world have no access to a basic sanitary toilet. That's 40% of the world's population.…
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Girl Rising
60milliongirls May, 03, 2013We were thrilled to hear about this new documentary. Any film that increases awareness about girls' education is a great thing, but this one is…
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Funding from 60 million girls Helps Launch 3-Year Girls’ Education Project
60milliongirls Apr, 12, 2013WUSC just announced that along with Windle Trust Kenya, it has secured funding to continue our work in girls’ education in Kenya. The Kenya Equity in Education Project was…