The Girl Effect

via Brian McLaren

What will it take to change the world?

Sometimes people wonder why the UN made “Promoting gender equality and empowering women” one of their Millennium Development Goals, but to truly improve the lives of the poor and oppressed around the world, women need the power to affect change. All too often they are denied education, forced to marry and have babies young, and spend most of their day walking miles to gather water. Freedom, education, and the resources to get on their feet changes all that and raises them out of poverty. For most of us the conversation about empowering women resolves around women being respected as full people, for communities around the world it is a matter of life and death. Check out the girleffect.org site for more facts about how educating and empowering girls changes communities.

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2 Responses to “The Girl Effect”

  1. Angie Muresan Says:
    July 1st, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Powerful message. Education is key in empowering girls and giving them the confidence they need to demand the respect they deserve.

  2. Elaine Brown Says:
    July 6th, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    I don’t know when I have seen anything more powerful. Thanks for posting. I am a missionary in Ghana, West Africa with FosteringHopeInternational.com. What women can do with a little is so important there. Given less then $100 then can grow a business that truly will feed their family, village, and surrounding country.

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