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Nigerian Abductions Put Spotlight on Obstacles to Girls’ Schooling
60milliongirls May, 07, 2014The kidnapping of more than 200 teenage girls in northern Nigeria has brought the world’s attention to some of the difficulties girls can face in…
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Wanda Highlights Successes
60milliongirlsAt a cocktail last week, supporters of the 60 million girls Foundation gathered at the Forest and Stream Club in Dorval to mingle and learn more…
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Democratization of Learning
60milliongirls Apr, 22, 2014Technology is causing a paradigm shift in education and learning around the world, bringing students closer together and allowing for the dissemination of knowledge on…
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Focus on Gender Equality Key to Girls’ Success
60milliongirls Apr, 10, 2014UN member states are currently working toward a new development agenda to replace the Millennium Development Goals in the post -2015 period. The new framework,…
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Financing the Post-2015 Development Framework
60milliongirls Apr, 02, 2014The UN member states established the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 with the objective of achieving fundamental improvement in eight target areas over 15…
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Education in Science and Technology is Crucial for Africa’s Development
60milliongirls Mar, 26, 2014The World Bank and the government of Rwanda recently hosted a forum on higher education in science and technology in Africa. Economic growth in the…
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March 2014
a60millionsdefilles Mar, 21, 2014What we’ve learned… By Wanda Bedard Over the past 8 years, 60 million girlshas invested $1.9 million to support 17 projects in 13 countries, helping…
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Over a third of children lack basic reading, writing and math skills
60milliongirls Feb, 24, 2014According to a new report by the UN Educational, Scientic and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 250 million children do not have the basic literacy and numeracy…
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Teach a girl, enrich the world: the Prime Minister of Norway speaks at Davos
60milliongirls Jan, 28, 2014CNN recently published great piece by Erna Solberg, prime minister of Norway and co-chair of the U.N. Secretary General’s Millennium Development Goals Advocates; and Hannah Godefa,UNICEF National…
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The Many Issues Facing Girls in Malawi
60milliongirls Jan, 09, 2014The Guardian started 2014 with this excellent piece on girls' education in Malawi. The article tells the story of Shakira Yakiti, who is part of…