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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Daily Kos: Can the World's Poorest Girls Save the MDGs?


The United Nations is riveted this week on how badly our leaders are doing to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). One woman of action, a global activist I know, believes that only by empowering girls can MDGs be met. Jin In is Founding Director of 4Girls GLocal Leadership (4GGL) -- Inspiring Girls, Transforming the World.

Jin explained:

MDGs are eight anti-poverty goals the world leaders agreed to in 2000. Unfortunately, if they stay the course, they are not achievable by their target date of 2015. Sadly, not even one.

Now, what if I told you that there is a way? In fact, this solution will advance all MDGs and help to fight extremism and war, making our own communities safer. Read more...

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