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Why Bother?
60milliongirls Jan, 16, 2012Am I really making a difference? It's a question almost everyone has asked at one time in their lives, especially when it comes to supporting…
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This Holiday Season, Educate a Nation
60milliongirls Dec, 12, 2011A well-known proverb about women's education: If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation.…
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Veronica Fynn at the 60 million Girls Annual Conference – recap
60milliongirls Nov, 22, 2011“I’m living proof that through education we can realize our dreams, even through the worst situations.” - Veronica Fynn, at last week’s 60 million Girls…
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Our silent auction is now on!
60milliongirls Nov, 02, 2011As part of our annual conference, which takes place this year on November 16th (more details here!), we are holding a silent auction to raise…
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Africa’s Teachers
60milliongirls Oct, 31, 2011We're pleased to see this fascinating post on The Guardian's Poverty Matters blog. It speaks with eight teachers from Uganda, Angola, Ghana, the Ivory Coast…
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60 million Girls and a wedding
60milliongirls Oct, 05, 2011When Phil Dollois and Tracy Livingstone decided to tie the knot, they already had two households worth of "stuff." "We had more than enough of…
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Conference, November 16th, with special guest Veronica Fynn
60milliongirls Sep, 23, 2011We are pleased to announce that our annual conference and fundraiser will take place on November 16th. Our speaker that evening will be Veronica Fynn.…
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Nelly Furtado’s trip to Kenya to build a school changed her life
60milliongirls Sep, 09, 2011The Victoria Times Colonist ran a great piece today about a Nelly Furtado, who's involvement in the building of a secondary school in Maasai Mara,…
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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…