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September 27, 2014

By Anne Wadsworth

We are incredibly honored and thrilled to announce that Nick Kristof is coming to Buffalo on December second as our special guest for an evening event at Kleinhans Music Hall to benefit Girls Education Collaborative. Sponsorship and Patron opportunities are available now. Click here to learn more. Your support at this level will help us make…

March 13, 2014

By Anne Wadsworth

Now, that’s a panel title that writes its own headline.    And here’s a quote from that panel that writes its own opening: “Girls education is the vaccine of the 21century”  – Senator Michaelia Cash, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Australia. With power statements like these who needs to go writing their own content?…

October 11, 2013

By Anne Wadsworth

Maybe you’re inspired, maybe your motivated, maybe your trying to figure out what all the fuss is about! I thought I’d try to help you out whatever category you fall within. Here are some great resources, calls to action and learning opportunities…..learn, commit, act, change the world….. Will start with The Girl Effect’s ‘Girl Declaration’…

August 16, 2013

By Anne Wadsworth

In July I was lucky to be a featured guest blogger on Huffington Post. Wrote about a theme that I have been thinking a lot about as of late – the reasons one community may go across its own boundaries in order to help another community. Read the piece here. It seems to be a…

July 2, 2013

By Anne Wadsworth

 I had read their Strategic Plan outlining their vision to create an extraordinary school for girls within a remote and roadless village. I was very impressed. They addressed the need for strong sciences, leadership development, health education and vocational training. It struck me as a very progressive document. The Mission Statement read: “The girls, exiting…

June 13, 2013

By Anne Wadsworth

This Sunday, June 16th, tune into CNN for a special showing of Girl Rising! In this film, what is identified as the absolute KEY to helping GIRLS RISE?  EDUCATION! Throughout less developed nations, girls face often-insurmountable barriers to an education. From at-home responsibilities placed on them – to a lack of bathrooms for when they…