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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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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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by Mom It Forward on March 10th, 2011 | No Comments »
Did you know that today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, otherwise known as "Rocking the Red Pump" day? Created by the Office of Women’s Health, March 10th of every year is a day to come together as women to encourage dialogue and educate women and girls…
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by Mom It Forward on December 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
If you had the opportunity to buy someone a unique Christmas gift and help a Haitian earthquake victim at the same time, would you do it? Many of us struggle to find unique, quality, memorable Christmas gifts. We also struggle to find bite-size, manageable ways to help others. The department…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on November 11th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Did you know that human trafficking is the third largest illegal industry after guns and drugs?
Think about your job. Imagine if you worked 15 to 16 hours a day. Every day. Now imagine if you didn't have a choice. You were taken from your family. You were provided meager…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
China has a population of over 1.3 billion people and is the world’s largest and most populated country. When you walk into any store in the United States, you can pick up most any item and you will find it is made in China. For the country to be so
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The Girl Effect: Helping to Change the Lives of Adolescent Girls Part 2
