Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Before you ring in the New Year, please remember how you can make a big difference for children around the world — young people like Eliada, Scholasticah, or Mahadev. Initially young children living in poverty with few options, these students are now earning a quality education and have bright futures, thanks to you! Eliada has improved her literacy skills and has high aspirations in Guatemala. Scholasticah is earning her high school diploma and has plans for college in Kenya. Mahadev left the hard life of a child laborer and is flourishing in school in India. We depend...
Read MoreGive the Gift of Education to Girls Globally
If you have already given to Global Education Fund this holiday season, you have truly made a difference! If you have yet to give, remember children like Maria in your holiday giving. Maria lives in a rural village in Guatemala with one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. Her. parents scrape together a small income from farming and embroidery to feed Maria and her four siblings. Many children in their community do not attend school beyond the third grade because they are needed to work in the fields. And girls often drop out of school to marry at an early age and have children. But...
Read MoreNeed Ideas for Holiday Gifts?
Need holiday gift ideas? Give a gift with meaning, purpose and passion. Give a gift of substance, of hope for the future. Give a gift to a Global Education Fund project in the name of a friend or family member. Give a gift of education to a child living in poverty in Kenya, India or Guatemala. You can give for textbooks, leadership skills, or for a girl to get schooling she desperately wants for her future. Click here to select your...
Read MoreEmpower Girls in Guatemala
Maria lives in a rural village in Guatemala with one of the lowest literacy rates in the world. Her parents scrape together a small income from farming and embroidery to feed Maria and her four siblings. Many children in their community do not attend school beyond the third grade because they are needed to work in the fields. And girls often drop out of school to marry at an early age and have children. But Maria wants something different for her future. She wants to finish school and have her own business. To take this path, she needs her voice to be heard - that all children,...
Read MoreStand Up For Girls’ Education
Many of you have heard about Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani girl who is a persuasive advocate for girls’ education. After standing up to the Taliban, she was shot in the head and neck. The world was riveted by her story. She was flown to England for additional care and is in critical but stable condition. We celebrated the International Day of the Girl last week and incidents like these prove that we must stand up even more for a girl’s right to education. Global Education Fund works with locally led community based organizations that are innovatively reaching girls in...
Read MoreCelebrate International Day of the Girl
Today is the International Day of the Girl! Girls Education Support girls by investing in their education. Global Education Fund partners with community based organizations in India, Kenya and Guatemala that are working to end early marriage and delay motherhood so that girls can get an education and learn skills to become self-supporting independent women in their communities. Click here to learn more reasons why a focus on girls is important. Girls Empowerment and Leadership Girls need empowerment programs to support them in standing up for their rights....
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