You want to slow the spread of AIDS? Educate a girl. You want to slow population growth? Educate a girl. You want to grow the global economy? Educate a girl. So, what exactly changes when the 600,000 girls in the developing world get a good education?
Everything.
Some stirring statistics in this trailer for Girl Rising, a moving documentary about the impact of educating girls worldwide.
At a time when even in the “developed” world the gender gap in academia gapes wide, what could be more important? Even Einstein knew that.
Help support the project with a donation – for the cost of an average New York City dinner, for instance, you can cover the school feels for one girl for an entire year.
You want to slow the spread of AIDS? Educate a girl. You want to slow population growth? Educate a girl. You want to grow the global economy? Educate a girl. So, what exactly changes when the 600,000 girls in the developing world get a good education?
Everything.
Some stirring statistics in this trailer for Girl Rising, a moving documentary about the impact of educating girls worldwide.
At a time when even in the “developed” world the gender gap in academia gapes wide, what could be more important? Even Einstein knew that.
Help support the project with a donation – for the cost of an average New York City dinner, for instance, you can cover the school feels for one girl for an entire year.
Cool Girl: Help Lindsay Brown Change The World
An interview I did back in September for IHD with Seventeen Magazine’s 2012 Pretty Amazing Winner Lindsay Brown. She created She’s the First’s tie-dye cupcake craze and is using her love of soccer to make an impact for girls in the developing world through her non-profit, The SEGway Project.
P.S. Are YOU Pretty Amazing? The search is on for the 2013 winner - you could be on the cover of Seventeen Magazine and receive a $10,000 college scholarship from Neutrogena. Enter here!
A partner school of She’s the First! So awesome!
Chelsea Clinton shares Shining Hope’s story on NBC’s Rock Center TONIGHT at 10PM EST!
Special Correspondent Chelsea Clinton will share the work of Shining Hope for Communities TONIGHT at 10PM EST on NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams.
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BREAKING NEWS!
STF superstar Lindsay Brown, creator of the tie-dye cupcake fundraising craze and president of the She’s the First*{Notre Dame} chapter — out of 35,000 entries, she WON Seventeen‘s “Pretty Amazing” Reader Model Cover Contest!
Thank you to the contest judges — Ann Shoket, Jared Eng, and Emma Roberts, and all the Seventeen readers who voted — for recognizing that Lindsay’s story can inspire millions of girls to take action for education equality worldwide.
Why is this cover so exciting?! Well…
- It’s academic! Lindsay will receive a $20,000 scholarship (very well-deserved given that she’s spent so much of her own money traveling to Nepal…she also plans to go to Kenya over winter break, to implement her girls’ empowerment soccer program!).
- It’s bigger than one person. The girls Lindsay sponsors in Nepal — especially 13-year-old Hima — are going to flip out when they see their stories in the magazine, too! If this doesn’t prove to them that crazy dreams can come true, we don’t know what does! Lindsay also represents what it means to be a She’s the First*{Campus} leader, before a huge national audience of college-bound teens.
- It’s actionable. Most of all, any American girl who picks up Seventeen and says, “I want to be like Lindsay Brown!” can do just that, right now. None of us needs to wait to be the change we wish to see. Sign ups for our Tie-Dye Cupcake Bake-Off movement in November have begun! We congratulate you, Lindsay, and celebrate the work of you and your fellow She’s the First*{Campus} presidents across the U.S. do–there’s 35 of you now!
We also would like to recognize the founder of our Nepal partner school, Maggie Doyne…because without her, there would be no “Pretty Amazing” story, there would be no Hima to inspire this “girl effect.” We are humbled that we get to write the happy ending with all of you.
Please take a moment to vote for She’s the First and help us prove tie-dye cupcakes can change girls’ lives (and the world)! All you need to do is select East Coast division and then Facebook connect and you got us one step closer to advancing to the next round! All votes and social media support are appreciated and will help us make an even BIGGER impact for girls’ education around the world.
AMAZING NEWS! She’s the First has been nominated for a Classy Award!
We are proud to announce that STF has been selected as a Top 5 Finalist in Most Creative Fundraiser by a Charity for the 4th Annual CLASSY Awards. The CLASSY Awards is the largest philanthropic awards ceremony in the country, celebrating the greatest charitable achievements by nonprofit organizations, socially conscious businesses, and individuals worldwide. In 2011, nearly 2,000 organizations and volunteers were nominated for a CLASSY Award, and their collective efforts impacted the lives of more than 200,000,000 people in 71 countries worldwide.And we need your help! Vote here through July 26th; share the link on your Twitter and Facebook, reblog to your Tumblr - spread the word, show your support to help us move on to the next round!
I adore She’s the First’s new PSA for girls’ education, it shows the impact millennial are making in the world- both locally and internationally! What’s not to love? It’s a viral-video waiting to happen! So let’s make it happen… reblog or share this video with your friends and fam!
GIRLS WHO ROCK made Time Out New York’s list of 101 things to do in NYC this spring (#69)!!!! We’ll be rocking Gramercy Theatre May 18th.
Living Philanthropic: Let's start Cyber Giving Monday!
Such a great idea! If anyone would like to help She’s the First support girl’s education you can donate here! Or buy our gifts that give back for someone on your list!
I was composing a guest blog post for Latinovations yesterday, you can read it here. And I mentioned Cyber Giving Monday, so to expand on that, let’s all take the Cyber Giving Monday Challenge.
Step 1. Find a organization you love and want to support. (I’m choosing Foundation…
The First Annual Tie-Dye Bake-off supporting She’s the First raised $20.400+! From November 1-8, thousands of students & young professionals baked & sold tie-dye cupcakes to fundraise for girls’ sponsorships. Even though the delicious cupcakes are all gone you can still support the cause by making a virtual donation at shesthefirst.org!
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Vote GIRLS WHO ROCK For The Best Fundraising Event!
Please take a second to vote for GIRLS WHO ROCK in Vivanista’s VivaBrite Awards! We were nominated for Best Fundraising Event!
If Audrey Hepburn were alive I bet she would be baking tie-dye cupcakes for She’s the First’s national bake-off! Have you signed up yet? www.shesthefirst.org/cupcakes
