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October 8, 2019
*This op-ed originally ran in the Buffalo News on October 7, 2019. Millions of girls around the world are out of school, simply because they are a girl. October 11 is International Day of the Girl, a day when advocates around the world highlight the critical need for global gender equality. It’s a day to…
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October 8, 2019
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 MEDIA ALERT & PHOTO OP October 11th is International Day of the Girl Buffalo-based Girls Education Collaborative Highlights Five Ways To Be a Part of The Movement Buffalo, NY – On October 11th, the world will unite in celebrating International Day of the Girl (IDG). This…
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September 11, 2019
It’s a quiet, rainy, Sunday morning – just the welcoming setting I awaited before jotting down some reflections from my recent Kitenga visit. Trip #22? 23? 24? Somewhere along the line I lost count but have come to realize that in reality, Kitenga, Tanzania has become my “second home”. And as it has happened with…
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November 21, 2018
Have your gift make an even great impact! All #GivingTuesday gifts will be matched 1:1 On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, GEC will be kicking off a special #GivingTuesday campaign. Please help us reach our goal of raising $5,000. To make an even greater impact- on #GivingTuesday only- ALL gifts will be matched 1:1 by our…
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November 20, 2018
“Anne, please, when you get home, tell everyone at GEC how thankful we are. Really! Look what’s here. We are so grateful” Sister Lucy Rukwembe My Dear Friends, I am writing to you as I start my journey home after nearly a month in a remote area in northern Tanzania where a remarkable school for…
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November 19, 2018
SAVE THE DATE! November 27, 2018 Help us reach our $5,000 #GivingTuesday goal! Why Support GEC on #GivingTuesday? The GEC model is working! We are seeing the results and they are remarkable. The Kitenga School for Girls is growing and the girls are thriving. Next school year (starting January 2019) our partners, the Immaculate Heart…
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