Following the
April kidnapping of several hundred Nigerian girls, and the
subsequent kidnappings by Boko Haram in June,
USAID launched the
Let Girls Learn campaign "to provide the public with meaningful ways to help all girls to get a quality education." Their website,
www.usaid.gov/letgirlslearn, provides tangible ways for Americans to take action on the issue of education for girls, from providing meals to young girls through World Food program, to buying books and school materials through Save the Children, to supporting gender equity through the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies. They encourage followers to
Act,
Learn and
Share.
In the video below, famous actors and sports stars call attention to the issue of education for girls and make a direct call to action:
YOU can make a difference...act now and you will see the impact.
How will you heed the call to action of the many voices in the video? Of the action ideas listed on the Let Girls Learn website, which will you do? What inspires you to take action on this issue? We hope you will share your action and inspiration below.
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