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by Melissa Northway on June 2nd, 2011 | No Comments »
“The Girl Effect is the unique potential of 250 million adolescent girls in the developing world to end poverty for themselves and the world.” (Source: Julie Addicott, the Nike Foundation).
This excerpt comes from an interview with Julie Addicott, the Communications Specialist from the Nike Foundation. I had the privilege…
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giving back • my world • global causes • bettering communities
by Melissa Northway on May 26th, 2011 | No Comments »
“If there is a time to act in the fight against poverty, it’s when a girl stands at the crossroads of adolescence – yet today less than half a cent of every dollar spent on international assistance programs is invested directly in girls,” said Maria Eitel, president of the…
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The Girl Effect: Helping to Change the Lives of Adolescent Girls
