 247 more girls say "No!" to female
genital mutilation
WGEP congratulates our new Circumcision With Words graduates--247
girls
from
Tharaka,
Kenya, who completed our alternative rite of
passage program in December 2011 and publicly
said "No!" to female genital cutting! This is the most girls we've had
participate in any one year. Many thanks to PLAN International for
partnering with us. Report and photos coming soon!
 WGEP IMPACT TO DATE: 1,254 scholarships provided
For 2010-2011, WGEP
Senegal
and
Kenya added 120 new girls to their Sisters-to-School
scholarship
programs, with 370 total
girls now receiving full or partial
scholarships! Since 2003, WGEP has now provided 1,254 scholarships. READ MORE...
 WGEP in the Neutrogena-GlobalGiving
"Wave for Change" campaign
Read
about
the Neutrogena-GlobalGiving "Wave for Change" campaign,
which raised awareness and funding for WGEP and two other nonprofits
working to change the world. CLICK HERE.
 Watch the new GIRL EFFECT video
Learn about
the GIRL EFFECT: how girls can
effect solutions that can impact the world. Watch the video by clicking
here.
Also, watch
"To Educate A Girl," the inspiring new documentary on girls' education.
CLICK HERE to stream online
WGEP
speaks
at
U.N. Girls' Education Initiative global conference
Executive Director
Amy Maglio traveled to Senegal in May 2010 to speak at the UNITED NATIONS GIRLS' EDUCATION
INITIATIVE global conference, "Engendering Empowerment: Education
and Equality." READ MORE...
 Meet
our
scholars
Women's Global scholars from our Sisters-to-School Senegal and Kenya programs
share their stories. READ MORE...
Focus on Impact
Last year,
Women's Global reached more than 4,000 girls, women, family members,
village leaders, and community members in 58 rural villages in
Senegal and Kenya through our programs for girls' education!...READ
MORE
GET INVOLVED!
There
are many ways--big and small--to get involved with the mission of
Women's Global to fight global poverty by educating girls. Thank you
for your support!
READ MORE
 Tea Party Angels
WGEP
is
proud
to partner with Tea Party Angels, a national
fundraising program that encourage girls to
host tea parties in their homes to raise money for girls' education
around the world.
READ MORE...
 Thank you, Klaypot Catering!
Klaypot offers a full complement of
catering services and international,
contemporary, Africa-influenced cuisine. A percentage of proceeds
supports Women's Global. For your next event, please check out www.klaypot.com
WHY is girls' education so important?
Research
shows educating girls to be one
of the most effective and
sustainable
ways of fighting global poverty. This is because education,
especially for girls, has been shown to raise
family income levels, combat rates of HIV and illness, lower fertility
rates, and empower women and girls to build brighter futures for
themselves, their families and their communities. READ MORE
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