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Top 10 Resources for Girls' Education

1. [url=http://www.girlup.org/]GirlUp[/url]
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Girl Up is a campaign of the United Nations that is run by girls for girls; with over 600 million adolescent girls living in developing countries, Girl Up gives American girls the chance to become global leaders as they work to raise awareness and funds for United Nation programs that reach out to girls living amongst the 600 million in developing countries so that they may have access to quality education, health, and safe environment.

2. [url=http://10x10act.org/]Girl Rising[/url] [img]http://10x10act.org/wp-content/themes/10x10/images/girl-rising-cnn-logo.png[/img]Through the powerful storytelling of the groundbreaking film and campaign Girl Rising, the team behind the film, 10x10, sets out to spread awareness of the profoundly beneficial effects of educating a girl. With goals of spreading the message, changing the lives of girls worldwide, and influencing the change in policy, Girl Rising works to ensure quality girls’ education not only for the girls themselves but also for the world.

3. [url=http://www.girleffect.org/]Girl Effect[/url]
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Packed with tools and resources to aid in spreading awareness of how poverty affects girls, the girl effect is a movement that supports girls as they end poverty for themselves and the world. By using the tools and resources provided by girl effect, everyone has the ability to create join the conversation and movement of girl empowerment that could ultimately create an impact.

4. [url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gordon-brown/]Gordon Brown[/url]
As a big proponent of accessible quality education worldwide, Gordon Brown has written several key articles and blog posts focusing on the importance of girls education. Brown’s insightful and information-packed articles are great resources for keeping up with the latest news on girls education.

5. [url=https://camfed.org/]Camfed[/url] [img]http://outreachafrica.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/nonprofit-banner.png[/img] Camfed, short for the Campaign for Female Education, is an organization dedicated to supporting and training African girls and women alike to not only overcome their poverty but to also rise up and become leaders in their community. The organization, providing them with more than simply books and paid school fees, stays with the girls throughout their entire development from primary school into adulthood where they learn to manage money and lead small businesses. Through Camfed’s carefully monitored and managed system, African girls and women are all given the equal opportunity to get and education and beat poverty by leading change in their communities.
6. [url=http://www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000women/about-the-program/index.html]10,000 Women[/url] [img]http://worldpulse.com/files/upload/658/10_000_women.png[/img] 10,000 Women, operating through the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is a five-year, $100 million global initiative that provides 10,000 struggling women entrepreneurs worldwide with a business and management education in hopes of facilitating the growth of local economies and shared prosperity.

7. [url=http://www.ungei.org/index.php]UNGEI[/url]
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The UNGEI, the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative, is an organization that works to improve the quality and accessibility of girls education by assisting national governments as they, too, work to fulfill their responsibilities of ensuring and education for everyone. Allied with committed partners, the UNGEI empowers these girls and women as they continue to overcome the daunting obstacle that poverty is.

8. [url=http://girlslearn.net/] Girls Learn International[/url]
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In an effort to educate and energize American students to join the global movement for girls’ education, Girls Learn International connects American middle and high schools to Partner Schools in countries where the availability of education for girls is lagging in comparison to boys. Through GLI, American students can become advocates and leaders as they develop creative and innovative initiatives to address the obstacles that hinder the access to quality education that girls and women worldwide face on a daily basis.

9. [url=http://www.girlsed.org/]Girls Education International[/url] [img]http://donationsstatic.ebay.com/extend/logos/MF58353.jpg[/img] Having only been founded in 2006, Girls Education International is already creating an impact as the organization works to expand and support educational opportunities for girls living in developing regions of the world. GEI currently reaches out to females living in Pakistan, Liberia, and Tanzania.

10. [url=http://www.educationforgirls.org/]Education for Girls[/url]
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As a project under the Mother and Child Health and Education trust, Education for Girls provides facts on the effects of education a girl and resources to take action in the global movement for quality girls education.

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