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The Girl Effect
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:07 am
by Gekko71
http://www.girleffect.org/
Worth supporting - wholeheartedly!
Forget the (I thought somewhat preachy) opening video - go straight to the real life stories.
Share it with others if you choose to.
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:50 am
by snoopy
I personally think that it's over-targeted.
I'd rather support a cause that generally provides education for anyone and everyone who's willing to go to it.
Think about it: More educated men will tend to break away from the bigoted ideas that keep women out of schools, too. People generally need education... I think it's silly to target one certain group when the whole society needs it.
Maybe I'm a bigot, though.
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:43 pm
by woodchip
Keep them barefoot and pregnant I say...
Posted: Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:38 pm
by CUDA
worked for me
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 2:56 am
by Lothar
It's long been known (among those who operate or work with charities in the developing world) that getting girls involved is a HUGE key to turning a place around.
Partly this is because girls are allowed/expected to do less, so if you put a girl in position to succeed, on average you've done more good than if you did the same for a boy.
Partly it's because girls are the next generation's mothers, the ones who instill values and work ethic and all those other things in their children. Reach a girl today and you reach a whole family next generation.
Partly it's because, in many cultures, girls are treated like breeding stock, and end up having children they can't really take care while they're still children themselves. Put the same girl in a position to delay childbirth and to be able to raise her children when they do finally come, and you transform the structure of the population, making it more sustainable.
Even better, though, is reaching an entire village. Reach the girls AND the boys, and the next generation will be far better off than this one.
Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:37 am
by Pandora
interesting, Gekko, and thanks for the context, Lothar. Was very helpful.
Re:
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 9:12 pm
by Tankie2
woodchip wrote:Keep them barefoot and pregnant I say...
Say what?
Re:
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 11:41 pm
by TigerRaptor
Tankie2 wrote:woodchip wrote:Keep them barefoot and pregnant I say...
Say what?
He has thing for hillbilly chicks.
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:13 am
by Lobber
Actually, the solution is God's Government (Kingdom).