The Girl Effect

600 Million girls live in the developing world. When women and girls earn an income they reinvest 90 percent back into their families, compared to only 30 to 40 percent for men.

Invest in a Girl. It can change her life, the life of her family, her community, her country, her world.

Our world.

Think globally. Get involved. Its a big world, but engaging in our world is simple.

One quarter to one half of  girls in developing countries become mothers before the age of 18. 14 Million girls give birth in developing countries each year. Medical complications due to pregnancy are the leading cause of death among girls ages 15 to 19 worldwide. In Tanzania $15 can pay for a safe vaginal delivery in a hospital for one girl. It would save her life.

$15 is equivalent to working 2.07 hours at minimum wage. Will you work two hours for this girl? If you are willing, let me know. I will hold her hand and your $15 and walk her to a hospital for her delivery in Moshi, Tanzania this June. It really can be that simple

Then think locally. Think of a girl you know. One girl. A girl who can use some love, some support, some some acceptance, some empowerment.

That girl in need could have been your mother. Or what if she was your daughter?

Maybe that girl was you once. Maybe someone saw those things in you.

We will all need a hand sometime. I know I have. I know that those hands changed my world.

Our world.

Find a way to invest in that girl in your community. Maybe she just needs a cup of coffee with you as her friend. It can be that simple.

600 billion. That is a huge number. But change can happen one girl at a time. Its called the Girl Effect.