Tag Archives: Girl Rising

New wheels get Gracious back to the classroom

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Collins Kaumba in Advocacy

Thursday is the first-ever International Day of the Girl. To commemorate this event, we’re spending several days highlighting issues faced by girls who live in poverty around the world, such as early marriage and vicious exploitation. We’re also talking about how access to an education can equip girls to live full lives and reach their God-given potential. The story of Gracious illustrates just that. This 14-year-old girl has a passion for learning that has stopped at nothing — even when her life was turned upside-down by an unforeseen tragedy....

When girls pay a terrible price for living in poverty

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Ratana Lay in Advocacy, Causes

The United Nations has declared October 11 as International Day of the Girl. As illustrated by the tragic story of Mao* in Cambodia, extreme poverty often prevents girls from getting an education and leaves them vulnerable to the worst kinds of exploitation. World Vision works globally to help change this reality — and to empower girls and women to reach their full, God-given potential....

Educate a girl, change the world

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Lindsey Minerva in Advocacy, Causes

“What we are learning around the world is that if women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work and earn as full and equal partners in society, their families will flourish. And when families flourish, communities and nations do as well.” —Hillary Rodham Clinton, September 1995, remarks for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women...