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WGEP Program Manager, Lindsay Bingaman, shared a firsthand account from meeting with a WGEP university scholar in July 2021. Girls in rural Kenya work tirelessly to lift themselves out of poverty, despite facing many challenges. “The challenges in my life motivate me to be better,” Nancy Kawira shared, “I know that if I can work […]
• #STARTSMALL Gives $3MM to four organizations to serve 20k more girls• Girls’ education is best long-term solution to existential problems facing the world• Brought together by the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance San Francisco – April 6, 2021 – Jack Dorsey closed out Women’s History Month with a $3 million grant to support girls’ […]
April 24th, 2020 Over the past several weeks, Women’s Global Education Project has adapted our programs to respond to the growing threat of coronavirus in the communities where we work. Our teams in Kenya, Senegal, and the U.S. have worked remotely since mid-March, and are working hard to provide resources in order to keep our […]
In an effort to help fill your at-home days, we’ve compiled a WGEP reading (and viewing!) list of some of our favorite books and films on topics like gender inequality, girls’ education and African culture. Read on to see why each choice made the list, along with our favorite quotes, and discussion questions to help […]
In honor of International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the economic, social, political and cultural achievements of women, WGEP’s teams in both Senegal and Kenya celebrated with dancing, singing and lively community meetings. Photos and video below.
The Obama Foundation traveled to Kenya to produce a short documentary film on the work WGEP is doing end FCM and keep girls in school in rural Kenya. The film, Rebecca’s Story, debuted across multiple platforms and is being used as a tool to generate awareness about the Obama Foundation’s new initiative, the Girls […]
By Founder, Amy Maglio Meet Fatou. At first glance, Fatou is a beautiful, determined young Senegalese girl. Her eyes are intense and strong. Her stare is purposeful and unique. If one were to speak with her, you would hear of her desire to go to school and to use her education for the […]
Former First Lady Michelle Obama hosts a roundtable conversation and photo line on the eve of the Global Girls Alliance initiative launch in New York, NY Oct. 10, 2018. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy for the Obama Foundation) Last month, WGEP founder and executive director Amy Maglio met with Michelle Obama to celebrate the launch of […]
By Emily Clouse
To celebrate International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, 2018, Women’s Global Education Project founder and executive director Amy Maglio traveled to NYC to join stakeholders from around the globe as former first lady and champion for girls’ education, Michelle Obama, kicked off the Girls Opportunity Alliance, a new Obama Foundation initiative. WGEP […]
Last week, WGEP founder and executive director Amy Maglio returned to Chicago Public Radio to chat with Jerome McDonnell about our transformative work! You can listen to the interview in full by clicking here. From WBEZ: While Chicagoan, Amy Maglio, volunteered with the Peace Corps in rural Senegal, she witnessed many barriers that kept girls […]
