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What Do Sanitary Pads and Education Have in Common?
60milliongirls Nov, 15, 2012[ted id=1614 width=560 height=315] For most women in North America, having our period is no more complex than popping in to the local pharmacy for…
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I am Malala
60milliongirls Oct, 26, 2012Less than two weeks after being left for dead by the Taliban, Malala Yousafzai is alive and well... and her story may have launched a new global…
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International Day of the Girl
60milliongirls Oct, 11, 2012Today is the first ever United Nations International Day of the Girl. This day means a lot to us at 60 million girls. Here are…
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October 11th: International Day of the Girl
60milliongirls Oct, 02, 2012The United Nations has declared October 11, 2012 as the world's first International Day of the Girl Child. This day will make a difference…
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Roxanne Joyal and Jackson Kaguri to speak at our annual conference!
60milliongirls Sep, 11, 2012Can sustainability and girls’ education co-exist in the developing world? That's the theme of our 7th annual conference, which will take place on November 8th, 2012.…
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What Does Land Ownership Have To Do With Education?
60milliongirls Sep, 07, 2012An amazing and inspiring piece appeared in The Huffington Post on Thursday, September 6th about the relationship between education and land ownership. (You can…
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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…