WGEP speaks at U.N. Girls' Education Initiative global conference
Executive Director Amy Maglio traveled to Senegal in May to speak at the UNITED NATIONS GIRLS' EDUCATION
INITIATIVE global conference, "Engendering Empowerment: Education
and Equality." READ MORE...
 86 girls say "No!" to female genital mutilation!
Women's Global congratulates our new Dec. 2009 Circumcision With Words graduates--86
girls from Tharaka, Kenya, who completed our alternative rite of
passage program and publicly said "No!" to female genital mutilation! READ MORE...
Senegal Scholar accepted to African Leadership Academy
Women's
Global congratulates Senegal scholar Maïmouna Diallo, who has just been
awarded a place at the prestigious Afrian Leadership Academy in
Johannesburg, South Africa! READ MORE...
 Meet our scholars
Women's Global scholars from our Sisters-to-School Senegal and Kenya programs share their stories. READ MORE...
Our Impact
Last year, Women's Global reached more than 3,700 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!
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 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.
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 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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