Last Saturday night's 2015 Global Citizen's Festival in Mahattan's Central Park, Michelle Obama introduced 62MillionGirls, a new social campaign that is focused on education for girls. The campaign is in partnership with Girl Rising, which is part of the Let Girls Learn initiative that the first lady and the President announced in March.
“Right now, more than 62 million girls are not in school,”
Mrs. Obama began. “These girls are our girls. They deserve the same chances to
get an education as all of our children", she continued, "...giving
them that chance is at the core of our work to end global poverty. It is the
only way to ensure that these girls can fulfill their potential, provide for
the their families and contribute fully to their countries"
62 million girls are denied the right to an education and as
the 62MillionGirls mission statement states, "When girls aren’t given the
chance to realize their potential, the whole world loses out."
Please join 62MillionGirls right now by posting a black and
white photo of yourself to your social media, sharing what you learned in
school.
"In school I learned ______. #62MillionGirls don't have
that chance."
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