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6 years
"Many people think of us as singers, ... but personally I believe that we are teachers" @guardian goes behind the scenes of Girl Effect's #Ethiopia youth brand #Yegna to find out how it's empowering millions of girls using stories and music #IWD2018
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What can we do to ensure girls are not left behind when it comes to girls' access and usage of mobile globally? Comment below using the hashtag #girlsandmobile #2030NOW w/ @VodafoneFdn via @ZurielOduwole
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Malala is right. We can't let Syrian girls become a "lost generation". #RefugeeCrisis
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"Teaching a girl is teaching a whole family. If one girl is educated it is possible to change a community." - Alemtsehay, Ethiopia. WATCH the film and learn more about #Yegna 's impact ➡️
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In school, Amina learned how to make good decisions about her body. #62MillionGirls don’t have that chance. http://t.co/i5NayJIJiQ
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11 October marks International #DayoftheGirl ! What are you doing to celebrate the power and potential of #girls ? 👧👧🏻👧🏼👧🏽👧🏾
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Tackling real-life challenges with girls in Ethiopia through stories, music, and school media clubs, Girl Effect's youth brand Yegna had a very exciting visit from @Malala Yousafzai & @MalalaFund to talk about improving girls’ education the world over
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We couldn't agree with you more, @JustinTrudeau 👏 #HeForShe
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We’re thankful too, Malala. #ThrowbackThursday
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. @kamalaharris ’s win is a win for girls everywhere. The first Black, South Asian female to hold the office of the Vice Presidency for the United States of America. Congratulations Madame Vice President, you are the first but you will not be the last.
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When girls are allowed to be girls, we all do better. #GirlSummit via @UNICEF http://t.co/ZzCqnbOFAP
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. @FLOTUS has the ultimate #NewYearsResolution .
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Why is #GirlsEducation a global issue? This is why: #LetGirlsLearn
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It’s International #DayoftheGirl ! Today and every day, we need to support and empower women and girls worldwide.
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These Kenyan girls escaped #ChildMarriage . Now #photography is giving them a voice.
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"It should enrage us that a young girl in Kenya isn't considered worthy of going to school." - @CharlizeAfrica is on 🔥 at #GlamourForEdu
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Hear, hear @POTUS 🙌 #HeForShe
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Syrian girls need education. And Syria needs educated girls. #SupportSyrians
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We don't know how Malala does it. But we're just glad she does.
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Violence against girls and women is a global epidemic. Rallying social activism can change that. Just look at #MeToo Read more: #16Days
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Come on, world. Girls shouldn't have to wait 70 years to be guaranteed an education. #LetGirlsLearn
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Let's break down those barriers, @FLOTUS 💪 #LetGirlsLearn
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A basic education is not enough. Mindsets must change to #letgirlslearn for longer.
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Meet the role models changing the way Rwanda views girls. And the way girls view themselves
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"I am thankful to my father for not clipping my wings; for letting me fly." - #MalalaYousafzai http://t.co/pybPEIEQma http://t.co/oJI7AZ8MhD
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18 year old @TashaWangMwansa just owned the stage at #WD2019 - standing ovation well deserved!! “Power is what you decide to make of it. I demand that power. Do not do anything without us for us. We're not going to be beneficiaries, that's not happening any more” 💪
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Malala has inspired Amina to question beliefs that prevent #GirlsEducation in #Nigeria
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Hands up who thinks 2015 was a great year for girls? 🙌
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Girls need to be taught the law, for the law to work. #Endchildmarriage
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For girls, staying in school is about more than just getting an #education . #LetGirlsLearn
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Why should you care about #GirlsEducation ? We've got 62 million reasons.
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It just makes sense. http://t.co/eE4pfzRCsL
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Shout out to @Google for featuring these incredible girls and women in their #IWD2016 Doodle
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6 years
Everyday girls and women around the world are silenced with shame, fear and abuse. Join Girl Effect teams across Ethiopia, Rwanda, Malawi, India and London - #OrangetheWorld and call for an end to violence against girls and women. Learn more: #16days
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These #FGM survivors are standing up against a tradition that has no place in the modern world
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Girls can help build #Afghanistan ’s future if obstacles to their education are overcome.
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Through innovative tech we can educate girls and build their self confidence so they can overcome cultural barriers
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Rapper Sonita is changing the tune on #childmarriage .
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Turn your backs on #FGM culture. Hip hop star Sister Fa teaches Senegal’s schoolkids.
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Omaima is teaching fellow refugees to say “no” to #childmarriage , proving girls can inspire cultural change.
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4 years
What did society tell you you were SUPPOSED To do? What did you CHOOSE TO do instead? Girls! Women! Here’s how to share your #TheGirlEffect story in 5 easy steps:
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We can’t achieve #GenderEquality until girls are empowered with skills, ideas & knowledge.
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Girls are not invisible. So it's time the world stopped treating them like they are.
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Can she kick it? Yes she can. Gender stereotypes can’t stop football coach Consolé
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Girls need a voice to become full participants in society #InvisibleBarriers #AspenIdeas
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Girls in #Malawi won’t have to miss school because of their periods, thanks to a simple invention #girlseducation
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As spring arrives more girls like Malak will risk their lives. Remember the #RefugeeCrisis .
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Without a female perspective, we won’t find solutions to many of the world’s problems, says @MelindaGates
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On #DayOfTheGirl - Oct 11 - we’re reimagining what it means for a girl to know her place. Join girls & women around the world in #TheGirlEffect & share what society said you were SUPPOSED to do and what you CHOSE to do instead. Tag one friend to continue. That's #TheGirlEffect
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We are Girl Effect. We empower girls to change their lives through youth brands and mobile platforms. Want to hear the latest? Sign up at .
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Education gives girls options. Here's the proof. #LetGirlsLearn
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On #EarthDay it’s also worth remembering how #climatechange holds girls back.
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Transforming perceptions of girls will empower them to create a new normal #AspenIdeas
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FICTION: Girls don't need education. FACT: If every Ethiopian girl finished school it would add $4bn to the economy
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What can help #EndChildMarriage ? #GirlsEducation , that's what.
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YES, Prince Harry. Speak up, speak out.
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Hey world leaders, the girls of Syria are #NotLost . They're just waiting for you to act NOW
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Think #ClimateChange doesn’t impact girls’ lives? Think again.
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THIS IS THE MOMENT TO MAKE HISTORY. 250m girls are talking. The @UN is listening. Are you? http://t.co/r7YOnVjeSk #GirlDeclaration #IDG2013
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The cost of investing in #girlseducation is nothing compared to what the world loses when they don't get #12Years . http://t.co/CoYOdRyLEM
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If you’re a girl - anywhere in the world - you need to hear what Hannah has to say. #GirlEffect http://t.co/uNrwteZI3K
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Rapper Sonita is changing the tune on #childmarriage .
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#ChildMarriage is a lack of respect for girls and women, says @BabatundeUNFPA We agree.
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Why should you care about #GirlsEducation ? We've got 28 million reasons. #LetGirlsLearn
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"Let us pick up our books and our pencils. They are our most powerful weapons." #Malala #NobelPrize2014 http://t.co/MLvtQ5OqB9
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Girls listen to girls. They must be at the heart of the campaign to #endchildmarriage .
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130 million girls are out of school says @ONEinAfrica . Through culture brands and technology we can drive change:
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#InvisibleBarriers prevent girls, and countries, from thriving #AspenIdeas
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By educating women and girls we can help to deliver an experience that will make health interventions more efficient
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It's 2016 and #GenderInequality is still a thing. Here's what must change... NOW. #IWD2016
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. @WomenDeliver conference has ended! The biggest theme for us? The power of youth engagement to drive solutions for gender equality around the world 🌍 to create meaningful change for girls we need to listen to, engage with & co-create for young people. Bye Vancouver 👋 #WD2019
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Mireille Kamariza broke through barriers to attend college - now she's making breakthroughs in the fight against TB:
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Yes, yes, yes - you're spot on @FLOTUS . #GenderEquality
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Girls can't wait this long. And shouldn't have to. #LetGirlsLearn
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Girls need the means to be mentally and physically empowered. We need a New Normal #InvisibleBarriers #AspenIdeas
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We've got bad blood. With the taboo surrounding periods. #MentruationMatters
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Displaced girls are often hardest to reach. Making them vulnerable to harmful attitudes
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This #InternationalDayoftheGirl , we are delighted to celebrate all of the young women who participated in the #IntheField series, and we continue to encourage ALL girls to share their stories, dreams & hopes for the future. #IDG #InvestinGirls @alexmorgan13 @AlexMorganFndn
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#Childmarriage harms girls and society. Meet six girls who refused to accept its inevitable.
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"The strength of a woman does not depend on her physical strength but rather on her skills and #education ."- #Malala
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We are Girl Effect. We believe in a world where no limits are set on what a girl can achieve. Adolescence is a pivotal time in a girl’s life when she starts to face more choices that affect her future. That's where we come in.
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Yes, yes and YES - @POTUS is on the money. http://t.co/jYWuir1sTr
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