Happy New Year!!! Save a Girl, Change the World would like to thank you for your continued support this past year. As I reflect on the past year, I am thankful for the past year and filled with hope for the excited new year.
Save a Girl, Change the World is working on exciting new additions and will make announcements in the near future. Until then, continue to create awareness and cultivate change to empower, support, and educate girls and young women in developing countries.
Save a Girl, Change the World
Mission
The mission Save a Girl, Change the World is to build a social movement to increase awareness, cultivate change, and empower girls and young women in developing countries through supportive projects, health care initiatives, and education.
Values
Empower
Support
Education
Leadership
Collaboration
Campaign for change: Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility. Follow our blog and check out our FB page!!!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI)
Save a Girl, Change the World would like to recognize the organization Ghana Health and Education Initiative (GHEI). GHEI's objective is to help build a sustainable future for the people of Ghana through community-based health and education projects (GHEI, 2010). GHEI works within the community with both health and education initiatives. GHEI recognizes gender disparities exist and work with girls and women in the community to build and develop women empowerment programs. This organization is another example of how educating girls and women benefits the entire community.
For more information please go to:www.ghei.org
GHEI accepts volunteers!!!
Reference
Global Health and Education Initiative (2010). Health programs. Retrieved on May 20, 2010 from www.ghei.org
For more information please go to:www.ghei.org
GHEI accepts volunteers!!!
Reference
Global Health and Education Initiative (2010). Health programs. Retrieved on May 20, 2010 from www.ghei.org
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Educate Girls Globally
Research has proven time and time again that investing in girls and women is essential for economic growth and social achievement. When women and girls are educated, the birthrate falls, family health improves, literacy increases because an educated mother is more likely to send her children to school, political extremism and violence decline, and national income grows (EGG, 2010).
Save a Girl, Change the World gives recognition the organization Educate Girls Globally (EGG).
The Educate Girls Globally team is small, close-knit, highly experienced and very focused on our mission to provide opportunities for women and girls to achieve their full potential, recognizing that educated women are the world’s most powerful agents of social change (EGG, 2010).
Please take a moment to read more about the organization. EGG also accepts volunteers to work abroad. www.educategirls.org
Girls matter because they are human beings. Girls have equal rights to human dignity, self-determination, freedom from violence, good health, education, and participation in economic and political life (Global & Investment Action Agenda, 2009).
The wellbeing of girls is vital for societies—and protecting girls’ rights and fostering their opportunities is the right strategy for economic development (Global & Investment Action Agenda, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World gives recognition the organization Educate Girls Globally (EGG).
The Educate Girls Globally team is small, close-knit, highly experienced and very focused on our mission to provide opportunities for women and girls to achieve their full potential, recognizing that educated women are the world’s most powerful agents of social change (EGG, 2010).
Please take a moment to read more about the organization. EGG also accepts volunteers to work abroad. www.educategirls.org
Girls matter because they are human beings. Girls have equal rights to human dignity, self-determination, freedom from violence, good health, education, and participation in economic and political life (Global & Investment Action Agenda, 2009).
The wellbeing of girls is vital for societies—and protecting girls’ rights and fostering their opportunities is the right strategy for economic development (Global & Investment Action Agenda, 2009).
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Save a Girl, Change the World salutes One H.E.A.R.T.
In searching for ways to connect the mission of Save a Girl, Change the World I have had the opportunity to learn about amazing people doing amazing deeds. One such person is the founder of the organization, One H.E.A.R.T. (Health, Education, and Research in Tibet), Arlene Samen.
The founder of One HEART, Arlene Samen, a registered nurse, began One HEART after a volunteer trip to India in the late 90’s. In 2001, Samen was selected as one of 50 Unsung Heroes for Acts of Compassion, by the Grace Family Foundation.
One HEART has taken active steps toward providing medical education and teaching preventive health care practices to decrease maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the People's Republic of China, an area that continues to suffer from some of the highest rates of birth-related deaths in the world (One HEART, 2010).
“The Tibetan society is one of the few in the world where there is no tradition of trained birth attendants. Poor nutrition, lack of trained health personnel, long travel distances, and limited access to emergency care place Tibetan women and infants at high risk of birth-related deaths. The vast majority of births take place at high altitude, in a cold environment, and without access to electricity or health care. More than 95% of Tibetan women give birth at home” (One HEART, 2010).
Save a Girl, Change the World would like to salute One HEART and the founder Arlene Samen! It is truly an inspiration learning about the organization and the tremendous support that One Heart is providing to the women and children of Tibet.
To learn more and connect with One HEART: www.onehearttibet.org
The organization does accept volunteers!!!!
Reference
One HEART (2010). Save the lives of women and children, one birth at a time. Retrieved on May 4, 2010 from www.onehearttibet.org
The founder of One HEART, Arlene Samen, a registered nurse, began One HEART after a volunteer trip to India in the late 90’s. In 2001, Samen was selected as one of 50 Unsung Heroes for Acts of Compassion, by the Grace Family Foundation.
One HEART has taken active steps toward providing medical education and teaching preventive health care practices to decrease maternal and infant morbidity and mortality in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the People's Republic of China, an area that continues to suffer from some of the highest rates of birth-related deaths in the world (One HEART, 2010).
“The Tibetan society is one of the few in the world where there is no tradition of trained birth attendants. Poor nutrition, lack of trained health personnel, long travel distances, and limited access to emergency care place Tibetan women and infants at high risk of birth-related deaths. The vast majority of births take place at high altitude, in a cold environment, and without access to electricity or health care. More than 95% of Tibetan women give birth at home” (One HEART, 2010).
Save a Girl, Change the World would like to salute One HEART and the founder Arlene Samen! It is truly an inspiration learning about the organization and the tremendous support that One Heart is providing to the women and children of Tibet.
To learn more and connect with One HEART: www.onehearttibet.org
The organization does accept volunteers!!!!
Reference
One HEART (2010). Save the lives of women and children, one birth at a time. Retrieved on May 4, 2010 from www.onehearttibet.org
Save a Girl, Change the World & Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH)
Save a Girl, Change the World is pleased to announce the support of the Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH) – Creating a healthy world together.
The mission of NIGH is to inform and empower nurses and other health care workers and educators to become ‘21st Century Nightingales’ — working in the local, national and global community to build a healthy world (NIGH, 2010).
Enabling peoples of the United Nations, as citizens of its Member States, to work together in a worldwide campaign for health as the top global priority;
Enlisting nurses and other health care workers and educators to work together effectively — and to collaborate with others of like-mind, heart and spirit— in mobilizing public opinion to this purpose;
Encouraging individual initiative and cooperative action toward these ends by highlighting the life of Florence Nightingale and the lives other nurses and health care workers—past and present—who have devoted themselves to building a healthy world.
One Goal of NIGH:
To build a grassroots movement among nurses, health care workers, educators and other global citizens—from every country and community—who will work together to inform, educate and mobilize public opinion throughout the world towards the adoption of health as the universal priority of the United Nations and its Member States.
Save a Girl, Change the World has signed the “Nightingale Declaration for Our Healthy World”.
"We, the nurses and concerned citizens of the global community, hereby dedicate ourselves to the accomplishment of a healthy world by the year 2020.
We declare our willingness to unite in a program of action, sharing information and solutions to resolve problems and improve conditions -- locally, nationally and globally -- in order to achieve health for all humanity.
We further resolve to adopt personal practices and to implement public policies in our communities and nations, making this goal for the year 2020 achievable and inevitable, beginning today in our own lives, in the life of our nations and in the world at large (NIGH, 2010).
To learn more: www.nightingaledeclaration.net
Reference:
Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH) (2010). Creating a healthy world together. Retrieved on May 2, 2010 from http://www.nightingaledeclaration.net
The mission of NIGH is to inform and empower nurses and other health care workers and educators to become ‘21st Century Nightingales’ — working in the local, national and global community to build a healthy world (NIGH, 2010).
Enabling peoples of the United Nations, as citizens of its Member States, to work together in a worldwide campaign for health as the top global priority;
Enlisting nurses and other health care workers and educators to work together effectively — and to collaborate with others of like-mind, heart and spirit— in mobilizing public opinion to this purpose;
Encouraging individual initiative and cooperative action toward these ends by highlighting the life of Florence Nightingale and the lives other nurses and health care workers—past and present—who have devoted themselves to building a healthy world.
One Goal of NIGH:
To build a grassroots movement among nurses, health care workers, educators and other global citizens—from every country and community—who will work together to inform, educate and mobilize public opinion throughout the world towards the adoption of health as the universal priority of the United Nations and its Member States.
Save a Girl, Change the World has signed the “Nightingale Declaration for Our Healthy World”.
"We, the nurses and concerned citizens of the global community, hereby dedicate ourselves to the accomplishment of a healthy world by the year 2020.
We declare our willingness to unite in a program of action, sharing information and solutions to resolve problems and improve conditions -- locally, nationally and globally -- in order to achieve health for all humanity.
We further resolve to adopt personal practices and to implement public policies in our communities and nations, making this goal for the year 2020 achievable and inevitable, beginning today in our own lives, in the life of our nations and in the world at large (NIGH, 2010).
To learn more: www.nightingaledeclaration.net
Reference:
Nightingale Initiative for Global Health (NIGH) (2010). Creating a healthy world together. Retrieved on May 2, 2010 from http://www.nightingaledeclaration.net
International Year of the Nurse 2010
Get Inspired, Get Involved and Change the World!
Save a Girl, Change the World is excited to support the 2010 International Year of the Nurse: Get Inspired, Get Involved and Change the World!
The purpose of 2010 International Year of the Nurse (2010IYNurse) is to:
1) Recognize the 8 U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
2) Honor the contributions of nurses globally.
3) Engage nurses in the promotion of world health.
How this impacts Save a Girl, Change the World…
Save a Girl, Change the World utilizes the eight UN MDG’s as a guiding framework to support girls and young women in developing countries. By increasing awareness of the UN MDG’s and Save a Girl, Change a World we can educate the public.
The mission of Save a Girl, Change the World is to “Empower – Support – Educate” which can help to support the achievement of the UN Millennium Developmental Goals.
The United Nations Development Program stated, “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation” (as cited in Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World is a campaign for change. Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility!
To learn more about the 2010 IYNurse: www.2010iynurse.net
Reference:
International Year of the Nurse (2010). Nurses – Making a difference in global health. Retrieved on May 2, 2010 from http://www.2010iynurse.net/.
Save a Girl, Change the World is excited to support the 2010 International Year of the Nurse: Get Inspired, Get Involved and Change the World!
The purpose of 2010 International Year of the Nurse (2010IYNurse) is to:
1) Recognize the 8 U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
2) Honor the contributions of nurses globally.
3) Engage nurses in the promotion of world health.
How this impacts Save a Girl, Change the World…
Save a Girl, Change the World utilizes the eight UN MDG’s as a guiding framework to support girls and young women in developing countries. By increasing awareness of the UN MDG’s and Save a Girl, Change a World we can educate the public.
The mission of Save a Girl, Change the World is to “Empower – Support – Educate” which can help to support the achievement of the UN Millennium Developmental Goals.
The United Nations Development Program stated, “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation” (as cited in Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World is a campaign for change. Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility!
To learn more about the 2010 IYNurse: www.2010iynurse.net
Reference:
International Year of the Nurse (2010). Nurses – Making a difference in global health. Retrieved on May 2, 2010 from http://www.2010iynurse.net/.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Save a Girl, Change the World
Mission
The mission Save a Girl, Change the World is to build a social movement to increase awareness, cultivate change, and empower girls and young women in developing countries through supportive projects, health care initiatives, and education.
Values
Empower
Support
Education
Leadership
Collaboration
Campaign for change: Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility. Follow our blog and check out our FB page!!!
The mission Save a Girl, Change the World is to build a social movement to increase awareness, cultivate change, and empower girls and young women in developing countries through supportive projects, health care initiatives, and education.
Values
Empower
Support
Education
Leadership
Collaboration
Campaign for change: Create a social movement to create awareness and cultivate change. Major social and cultural changes are brought on by grassroots social movements. Knowledge is power and with knowledge comes responsibility. Follow our blog and check out our FB page!!!
Edna Adan Maternity Hospital
Save a girl, Change the World recognizes and pays tribute to the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. Edna Adan Maternity Hospital opened in 2002 and now provides a much higher standard of patient care than is available elsewhere in Somaliland.
The health of the people of Somaliland is among the worst in Africa, with one of the highest Maternal and Child Mortality rates in the world. Every year, one baby in eight dies in infancy while nearly 4000 Somali women die in childbirth. This tragedy can be attributed in large part to the long civil war which brought about the death or departure of nearly all of the country's trained health care professionals (Edna Hospital of Somaliland, 2010).
In a place that was without hope came the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. Now a thriving center for women, children, and many members of the community. Maternal and child health is vital for a healthy functioning society. Safe, accessible, and affordable care for women and children is a basic human right.
The hospital is also a teaching hospital and accepts volunteers, particularly those in the medical profession. I can’t think of anything more rewarding and life changing.
To learn more about the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital use the link: www.ednahospital.org
The health of the people of Somaliland is among the worst in Africa, with one of the highest Maternal and Child Mortality rates in the world. Every year, one baby in eight dies in infancy while nearly 4000 Somali women die in childbirth. This tragedy can be attributed in large part to the long civil war which brought about the death or departure of nearly all of the country's trained health care professionals (Edna Hospital of Somaliland, 2010).
In a place that was without hope came the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. Now a thriving center for women, children, and many members of the community. Maternal and child health is vital for a healthy functioning society. Safe, accessible, and affordable care for women and children is a basic human right.
The hospital is also a teaching hospital and accepts volunteers, particularly those in the medical profession. I can’t think of anything more rewarding and life changing.
To learn more about the Edna Adan Maternity Hospital use the link: www.ednahospital.org
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Updates
Save a Girl, Change the World ONLINE STORE!!!
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
Come visit my store on CafePress!
Look good while giving back!!! Empower girls and young women by shopping the Save a Girl, Change the World online store. The more shirts we sell the more we can help to empower, support, and educate girls and young women in developing countries. Great Mother’s Day gifts too!!!
Save a Girl, Change the World is now 84 Facebook Fans strong….keep going and continue to spread the word! Continue to check back for frequent updates and ways Save a Girl, Change the World continues to grow!
Save a Girl, Change the World ONLINE STORE!!!
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
Come visit my store on CafePress!
Look good while giving back!!! Empower girls and young women by shopping the Save a Girl, Change the World online store. The more shirts we sell the more we can help to empower, support, and educate girls and young women in developing countries. Great Mother’s Day gifts too!!!
Save a Girl, Change the World is now 84 Facebook Fans strong….keep going and continue to spread the word! Continue to check back for frequent updates and ways Save a Girl, Change the World continues to grow!
Save a Girl, Change the World ONLINE STORE!!!
www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
Monday, April 12, 2010
Campaign for Female Education
When you educate a girl in Africa, everything changes. She’ll be three times less likely to get HIV/AIDS, earn 25 percent more income and have a smaller, healthier family (Camfed.org).
Education of girls is undoubtedly the most important and influential means to end poverty. The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed, 2010) is one courageous organization making a difference for thousands of young girls. CamFed (2010) states education can change everything. In sub-Saharan Africa, 24 million girls can't afford to go to school. A girl may marry as young as 13 and has a one in 22 chance of dying in childbirth. One in six of her children will die before the age of five.
Since 1993, Camfed has fought poverty and AIDS by educating girls and empowering young women. Camfed uses a community-based, holistic approach to bring about change in Africa. The girls supported are selected by the community as being the most in need. Camfed is not just about supplying books and uniforms. The organization helps young girls through out their development and into adulthood.
Please pass the word, check out their website (www.camfed.org), and continue to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Reference
Campaign for Female Education (2010). Camfed: What we do. Retrieved on April 11, 2010 from http://us.camfed.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_index&cvridirect=true
Education of girls is undoubtedly the most important and influential means to end poverty. The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed, 2010) is one courageous organization making a difference for thousands of young girls. CamFed (2010) states education can change everything. In sub-Saharan Africa, 24 million girls can't afford to go to school. A girl may marry as young as 13 and has a one in 22 chance of dying in childbirth. One in six of her children will die before the age of five.
Since 1993, Camfed has fought poverty and AIDS by educating girls and empowering young women. Camfed uses a community-based, holistic approach to bring about change in Africa. The girls supported are selected by the community as being the most in need. Camfed is not just about supplying books and uniforms. The organization helps young girls through out their development and into adulthood.
Please pass the word, check out their website (www.camfed.org), and continue to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Reference
Campaign for Female Education (2010). Camfed: What we do. Retrieved on April 11, 2010 from http://us.camfed.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home_index&cvridirect=true
Monday, March 8, 2010
UN Millennium Development Goals and Save a Girl, Change the World
The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which range from halving extreme poverty to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015 – form a blueprint agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest (UN Millennium Development Goals, 2010).
The eight Millennium Development Goals:
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
Within each eight goals are “Targets” that are discussed for specific goals and actions for that particular goal area. For example, goal #2 “Achieve Universal Primary Education”: Target 1 states “Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling”. Under each area has specific and detailed actions that need to be taken in order to ensure that goals are fulfilled.
The United Nations Development Program stated, “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation” (as cited in Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World utilizes the eight UN MDG’s as a guiding framework to support girls and young women in developing countries. By increasing awareness of the UN MDG’s and Save a Girl, Change a World we can educate the public. The mission of Save a Girl, Change the world is to “Empower – Support – Educate” which can help to support the achievement of the UN Millennium Developmental Goals. In September 2010, the UN will host a summit in NY for world leaders to “Keep the promise” alive and ensure that the “goals” can be achieved by 2015.
To learn more about the UN Millennium Developmental Goals:
UN Millennial Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
References:
Kristoff, N. & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf
UN Millennium Development Goals (2010). End Poverty 2015: Make it happen. Retrieved on March 7, 2010 from http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
The eight Millennium Development Goals:
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
Within each eight goals are “Targets” that are discussed for specific goals and actions for that particular goal area. For example, goal #2 “Achieve Universal Primary Education”: Target 1 states “Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling”. Under each area has specific and detailed actions that need to be taken in order to ensure that goals are fulfilled.
The United Nations Development Program stated, “Women’s empowerment helps raise economic productivity and reduce infant mortality. It contributes to improved health and nutrition. It increases the chances of education for the next generation” (as cited in Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World utilizes the eight UN MDG’s as a guiding framework to support girls and young women in developing countries. By increasing awareness of the UN MDG’s and Save a Girl, Change a World we can educate the public. The mission of Save a Girl, Change the world is to “Empower – Support – Educate” which can help to support the achievement of the UN Millennium Developmental Goals. In September 2010, the UN will host a summit in NY for world leaders to “Keep the promise” alive and ensure that the “goals” can be achieved by 2015.
To learn more about the UN Millennium Developmental Goals:
UN Millennial Development Goals
http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
References:
Kristoff, N. & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf
UN Millennium Development Goals (2010). End Poverty 2015: Make it happen. Retrieved on March 7, 2010 from http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Let's GO SHOPPING!!!!! Check out our NEW STORE!!!!!
In honor of International Women’s Day March 8th Save a Girl, Change the World store is now OPEN!!!
It is now easy to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Simply, go to the store, purchase an item or two, and presto….you are supporting Save a Girl, Change the World!
Proceeds go to support programs for girls and women in developing countries. The more we show our support the more awareness we create, the more awareness we create the more girls and women we empower, support, and educate!
Follow the link: www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
It is now easy to support Save a Girl, Change the World.
Simply, go to the store, purchase an item or two, and presto….you are supporting Save a Girl, Change the World!
Proceeds go to support programs for girls and women in developing countries. The more we show our support the more awareness we create, the more awareness we create the more girls and women we empower, support, and educate!
Follow the link: www.cafepress.com/SaveaGirl
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
International Women's Day!!! March 8, 2010
Mark your calendars!!!!! Save a Girl Change the World celebrates International Women’s Day March 8th!
International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'. So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Save a Girl Change the World is raising awareness in support of girls and young women. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding!!!!
For more information go to:
www.internationalwomensday.com
Or
"Join me on the Bridge" campaign with Women for Women International. To honor the resilience of millions of women survivors of war around the world, Women for Women International is hosting a global campaign called “Join me on the Bridge” on International Women's Day: March 8, 2010.
http://www.womenforwomen.org/bridge/index.php
More to come next Monday on International Women’s Day!!!
International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'. So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Save a Girl Change the World is raising awareness in support of girls and young women. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding!!!!
For more information go to:
www.internationalwomensday.com
Or
"Join me on the Bridge" campaign with Women for Women International. To honor the resilience of millions of women survivors of war around the world, Women for Women International is hosting a global campaign called “Join me on the Bridge” on International Women's Day: March 8, 2010.
http://www.womenforwomen.org/bridge/index.php
More to come next Monday on International Women’s Day!!!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Coalition for Adolescent Girls
There are 600 million girls in developing countries. An extra year of primary school boosts girls’ eventual wages by 10 to 20 percent. An extra year of secondary school:15 to 25 percent. (Girl Effect)
In addition, a South African study found that giving girls a $6 uniform every 18 months increased the chance they would stay in school and consequently significantly reduced the number of pregnancies (Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World, would like to acknowledge Coalition for Adolescent Girls www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org
Coalition for Adolescent Girls: Girls Count series does more than uncover adolescent girl-specific data. It is also shaping an ambitious, far-reaching but practical agenda for global action.
The agenda’s goal? Unleash the power of the 600 million girls in the developing world to change their lives, their communities, and nations.
It all starts with your support. Save a Girl, Change the World is here to make a statement, create awareness, and cultivate change. Because truly, when YOU Save a Girl, You can Change the World. Spread the message…….Empower – Support – Educate!!!
In addition, a South African study found that giving girls a $6 uniform every 18 months increased the chance they would stay in school and consequently significantly reduced the number of pregnancies (Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009).
Save a Girl, Change the World, would like to acknowledge Coalition for Adolescent Girls www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org
Coalition for Adolescent Girls: Girls Count series does more than uncover adolescent girl-specific data. It is also shaping an ambitious, far-reaching but practical agenda for global action.
The agenda’s goal? Unleash the power of the 600 million girls in the developing world to change their lives, their communities, and nations.
It all starts with your support. Save a Girl, Change the World is here to make a statement, create awareness, and cultivate change. Because truly, when YOU Save a Girl, You can Change the World. Spread the message…….Empower – Support – Educate!!!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Maternal Health and Women Deliver
Maternal health is a global responsibility. Currently, U.S. spends approximately less than one twentieth of 1 percent of the amount spent on our military for maternal health (Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009). The equivalent of 5 jumbo jets’ worth of women die in labor each year (Kristoff & WuDunn, 2009). In addition, for every woman who dies in childbirth, at least 10 additional women suffer significant injuries such as fistulas (a conditional rarely seen in the West) and serious tearing.
Save a Girl, Change the World would like to acknowledge the organization: Women Deliver. www.womendeliver.org
Women Deliver is a global advocacy organization bringing together voices from around the world to call for action against maternal death.
Women Deliver works globally to generate political commitment and financial investment for fulfilling Millennium Development Goal #5 — to reduce maternal mortality and achieve universal access to reproductive health.
Women Deliver’s message is that maternal health is both a human right and a practical necessity for sustainable development.
• Every minute of every day, a woman dies needlessly of pregnancy-related causes. That means that more than 560,000 women and girls die every year. Almost all of these deaths (99%) occur in the developing world.
• Ten million women are lost in every generation.
• Four million newborn babies die every year, also from causes that are mainly preventable and typically linked to the mother's health.
• Huge disparities exist between rich and poor countries, and between the rich and poor in all countries.
• One in eight Afghan women will die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and one in seven in Niger.
• One in 4,800 women will die of these causes in the United States, and one in 17,400 in Sweden.
(Women Deliver, 2010)
Reference
Kristoff, N. & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf
Women Deliver (2010). Invest in women: It pays. Retrieved on February 19, 2010 from www.womendeliver.org
Save a Girl, Change the World would like to acknowledge the organization: Women Deliver. www.womendeliver.org
Women Deliver is a global advocacy organization bringing together voices from around the world to call for action against maternal death.
Women Deliver works globally to generate political commitment and financial investment for fulfilling Millennium Development Goal #5 — to reduce maternal mortality and achieve universal access to reproductive health.
Women Deliver’s message is that maternal health is both a human right and a practical necessity for sustainable development.
• Every minute of every day, a woman dies needlessly of pregnancy-related causes. That means that more than 560,000 women and girls die every year. Almost all of these deaths (99%) occur in the developing world.
• Ten million women are lost in every generation.
• Four million newborn babies die every year, also from causes that are mainly preventable and typically linked to the mother's health.
• Huge disparities exist between rich and poor countries, and between the rich and poor in all countries.
• One in eight Afghan women will die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and one in seven in Niger.
• One in 4,800 women will die of these causes in the United States, and one in 17,400 in Sweden.
(Women Deliver, 2010)
Reference
Kristoff, N. & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the sky: Turning oppression into opportunity for women worldwide. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf
Women Deliver (2010). Invest in women: It pays. Retrieved on February 19, 2010 from www.womendeliver.org
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Save a Girl, Change the World
A social movement developed to create awareness and cultivate change.
To Save a Girl, literally means to Change the World.
One person in eight is a girl or young woman age 10–24. Girls’ welfare is fundamental in determining economic and social outcomes (Levine, et al., 2009).
The cycle of neglect of girls’ rights, poor health and education indicators, meager economic options, and the generation-to-generation transmission of poverty can be broken by focused investments in girl-directed policies and programs that meet girls’ needs (Levine, et al., 2009).
Today more than 600 million girls live in the developing world.
The total global population of girls ages 10-24 (already the largest in history) is expected to peak in the next decade.
Join our cause to raise awareness and cultivate change for girls and young women in developing countries!
Save a Girl, Change the World
To Save a Girl, literally means to Change the World.
One person in eight is a girl or young woman age 10–24. Girls’ welfare is fundamental in determining economic and social outcomes (Levine, et al., 2009).
The cycle of neglect of girls’ rights, poor health and education indicators, meager economic options, and the generation-to-generation transmission of poverty can be broken by focused investments in girl-directed policies and programs that meet girls’ needs (Levine, et al., 2009).
Today more than 600 million girls live in the developing world.
The total global population of girls ages 10-24 (already the largest in history) is expected to peak in the next decade.
Join our cause to raise awareness and cultivate change for girls and young women in developing countries!
Save a Girl, Change the World
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
34 Million Friends of UNFPA
I want to tell everyone about a wonderful organization called 34 Millions Friends of UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). This organization began by Jane Roberts as a result of the Bush administration withholding 34 million dollars in funds that normally go towards girls and women in developing countries. 34 Million Friends began asking 34 Million Americans to give one dollar to UNFPA in support of girls and women in developing countries. He withheld $244 million in all. The current Obama Administration has released the $50 million voted by the Congress. However, there is still a tremendous need to help girls and women in developing countries.
Hillary Clinton, in her testimony to become Secretary of State: "Of particular concern to me is the plight of women and girls who comprise the majority of the world's unhealthy, unschooled, unfed, and unpaid." And she went on to say: "The United States must remain an unambiguous and unequivocal voice in support of women's rights in every country, every region, every continent." We must all (Americans as well as others) become unambiguous and unequivocal voices (www.34millionfriends.org)!
The UNFPA international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity (UNFPA, 2010). In addition, the UNFPA, programs to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
UNFPA is guided in its work by the Programme of Action. So far, 179 countries agreed that meeting needs for education and health, including reproductive health, is a prerequisite for sustainable development over the longer term. They also agreed on a roadmap for progress with the following goals:
Universal access to reproductive health services by 2015
Universal primary education and closing the gender gap in education by 2015
Reducing maternal mortality by 75 per cent by 2015
Reducing infant mortality
Increasing life expectancy
Reducing HIV infection rates
By supporting Save a Girl, Change the World you are helping to support and bring awareness to these programs and many more like it.
34 Million Friends of UNFPA
www.34millionfriends.org
United Nations Population Fund
www.unfpa.org
Hillary Clinton, in her testimony to become Secretary of State: "Of particular concern to me is the plight of women and girls who comprise the majority of the world's unhealthy, unschooled, unfed, and unpaid." And she went on to say: "The United States must remain an unambiguous and unequivocal voice in support of women's rights in every country, every region, every continent." We must all (Americans as well as others) become unambiguous and unequivocal voices (www.34millionfriends.org)!
The UNFPA international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity (UNFPA, 2010). In addition, the UNFPA, programs to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
UNFPA is guided in its work by the Programme of Action. So far, 179 countries agreed that meeting needs for education and health, including reproductive health, is a prerequisite for sustainable development over the longer term. They also agreed on a roadmap for progress with the following goals:
Universal access to reproductive health services by 2015
Universal primary education and closing the gender gap in education by 2015
Reducing maternal mortality by 75 per cent by 2015
Reducing infant mortality
Increasing life expectancy
Reducing HIV infection rates
By supporting Save a Girl, Change the World you are helping to support and bring awareness to these programs and many more like it.
34 Million Friends of UNFPA
www.34millionfriends.org
United Nations Population Fund
www.unfpa.org
Friday, February 12, 2010
Care, Gifts, and Hope
CARE, GIFTS, and HOPE
I apologize for my absence! However, I have a great deal to share. As many of you know, I am in the final phases of a Masters degree in nursing specializing in nursing education. I just started my teaching practicum and will be graduating in July. I am excited and very glad I took the step.
With all that said, I have not been able to spend much time here….telling everyone about the great organization Save a Girl, Change the World! It is not far from my mind everyday and I am in constant search of other organizations and people that are doing extraordinary things!!!
CARE:
In light of the crisis in Haiti, I must mention an organization that is doing wonderful things in addition to helping the cause for empowering girls and young women, CARE International.
CARE currently has several programs that are helping to end poverty through education, microloans, and empowerment.
www.CAREinternational.org
Please take a look, find out how you can help, become involved, spread the word about Save a Girl and CARE International!
GIFTS:
Also in my absence I have been working on setting up a store where people like you can purchase t-shirts and other merchandise as gifts for yourself and for others!!! Proceeds will go to Save a Girl, Change the World mission to help impoverished girls and young women.
The link to the store is coming soon!!! PLEASE check back soon and often for additional stories and information.
An additional gift I would like to share is the book: 29 Gifts in 29 Days by, Cami Walters.
The website is www.29gifts.org
The premise or challenge is to give 29 gifts in 29 days. The power of giving is more than you can imagine. I have embarked on this challenge for myself and for Save a Girl, Change the World. I am excited to venture into this journey and challenge. In the spirit of giving and helping others I encourage everyone to jump in and try!!!
HOPE:
I recently came across an article in the December (09) edition of Outside magazine (yes, we have old copies around the house). The article featured, Martin Strel, who by the article is the world’s most unlikely philanthropist. In short, this man from Slovenia has records for long distance swims such as the Mississippi in 68 days and in 2007 the Amazon (6,000 miles) in 66 days. The goal to swim the worlds rivers, dirty and all and spread the message “I swim for peace, friendship, and clean water” (Strel as cited in Outside magazine, December, 2009). My first thoughts are that is crazy! This article filled me with hope and made me realize that if he can do THAT, I can do my part and raise awareness for girls and young women. I also came to the realization that WE CAN ALL do our part. I am still of the belief one person CAN make a difference. So, I challenge each and every one of us (myself included) to answer the call, “What is your cause?” and do something about it.
**side note: check out the December 2009 edition of Outside magazine. In the same edition, Nicholas Kristof writes a fabulous piece on “How to Save the World & Influence People".
I apologize for my absence! However, I have a great deal to share. As many of you know, I am in the final phases of a Masters degree in nursing specializing in nursing education. I just started my teaching practicum and will be graduating in July. I am excited and very glad I took the step.
With all that said, I have not been able to spend much time here….telling everyone about the great organization Save a Girl, Change the World! It is not far from my mind everyday and I am in constant search of other organizations and people that are doing extraordinary things!!!
CARE:
In light of the crisis in Haiti, I must mention an organization that is doing wonderful things in addition to helping the cause for empowering girls and young women, CARE International.
CARE currently has several programs that are helping to end poverty through education, microloans, and empowerment.
www.CAREinternational.org
Please take a look, find out how you can help, become involved, spread the word about Save a Girl and CARE International!
GIFTS:
Also in my absence I have been working on setting up a store where people like you can purchase t-shirts and other merchandise as gifts for yourself and for others!!! Proceeds will go to Save a Girl, Change the World mission to help impoverished girls and young women.
The link to the store is coming soon!!! PLEASE check back soon and often for additional stories and information.
An additional gift I would like to share is the book: 29 Gifts in 29 Days by, Cami Walters.
The website is www.29gifts.org
The premise or challenge is to give 29 gifts in 29 days. The power of giving is more than you can imagine. I have embarked on this challenge for myself and for Save a Girl, Change the World. I am excited to venture into this journey and challenge. In the spirit of giving and helping others I encourage everyone to jump in and try!!!
HOPE:
I recently came across an article in the December (09) edition of Outside magazine (yes, we have old copies around the house). The article featured, Martin Strel, who by the article is the world’s most unlikely philanthropist. In short, this man from Slovenia has records for long distance swims such as the Mississippi in 68 days and in 2007 the Amazon (6,000 miles) in 66 days. The goal to swim the worlds rivers, dirty and all and spread the message “I swim for peace, friendship, and clean water” (Strel as cited in Outside magazine, December, 2009). My first thoughts are that is crazy! This article filled me with hope and made me realize that if he can do THAT, I can do my part and raise awareness for girls and young women. I also came to the realization that WE CAN ALL do our part. I am still of the belief one person CAN make a difference. So, I challenge each and every one of us (myself included) to answer the call, “What is your cause?” and do something about it.
**side note: check out the December 2009 edition of Outside magazine. In the same edition, Nicholas Kristof writes a fabulous piece on “How to Save the World & Influence People".
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Save a Girl, Change the World
Save a Girl, Change the World
Empower Support Educate
Mission
The mission Save a Girl, Change the World is to build a social movement to increase awareness, cultivate change, and empower girls and young women in developing countries through supportive projects, health care initiatives, and education.
Values
Empowerment
Support
Education
Leadership
Collaboration
See post titled: Create Awareness to Cultivate Change
Run for Congo Women
I must say I get a rush of inspiration that I want to shout from roof tops when I see others doing extrodinary deeds. One such person is Lisa Shannon who is the founder of Run for Congo Women.
Lisa Shannon was inspired by an episode of Oprah (much like myself) that featured life for women in the Congo region. She soon set in motion and took action by starting the organization Run for Congo Women.
It is another example that one person can make a difference and lasting change in the world.
Please take a look at the website: www.runforcongowomen.org
Reporter - The Film
The film titled REPORTER will be available on March 21, 2010. The film a hauting account of life in the Congo. REPORTER is a documentary featuring Nicholas Kristof and a film crew.
REPORTER is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost single-handedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristof’s pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good. But REPORTER has a second agenda. By tracking a newsman, we track his news. - Reporter Film.com
Take a moment to look at the website: REPORTER FILM
From the website you will be able to leave your name and email to be notified when the film is available. I will be posted my reactions to the film once I have seen it.
REPORTER is a feature documentary about Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times, who almost single-handedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristof’s pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good. But REPORTER has a second agenda. By tracking a newsman, we track his news. - Reporter Film.com
Take a moment to look at the website: REPORTER FILM
From the website you will be able to leave your name and email to be notified when the film is available. I will be posted my reactions to the film once I have seen it.
A Walk to Beautiful
A Walk to Beautiful is an award winning documentary of women in Ethiopia. The film is moving and an eye opening account of Ethiopian women who have suffered devastating complications from child birth. Obstetric fistulas are an unheard of event in western societies. However, obstetric fistulas are a hidden epidemic in developing countries. Women suffer not only physical limitations but are also ostracized by their families, husbands, and the community.
A Walk to Beautiful is a must see film to understand the epidemic that is affecting women in developing countries.
I ordered the film from Netflix and can be instantly downloaded. After watching the film, send me a note, post a comment.
Link: A Walk to Beautiful
A Walk to Beautiful is a must see film to understand the epidemic that is affecting women in developing countries.
I ordered the film from Netflix and can be instantly downloaded. After watching the film, send me a note, post a comment.
Link: A Walk to Beautiful
Saturday, January 9, 2010
The Girl Effect
Take a moment to watch by using the link: The Girl Effect.
You can become a fan on Facebook!! Take a look at the website for additional information and ways to help!
Friday, January 8, 2010
A Coalition for Adolescent Girls
www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org
Girls Count: Global Action & Investment Agenda
A Girls Count Report on Adolescent Girls
One organization that tops the list is The Coalition for Adolescent Girls. Please take a moment to check out their website and the vast amount of information available. Here is a brief synopsis and staggering statistics reflective of adolescent girls in developing countries.
One person in eight is a girl or young woman age 10–24. Girls’ welfare is fundamental in determining economic and social outcomes (Levine, et al., 2009).
The cycle of neglect of girls’ rights, poor health and education indicators, meager economic options, and the generation-to-generation transmission of poverty can be broken by focused investments in girl-directed policies and programs that meet girls’ needs (Levine, et al., 2009).
Even beyond the self-evident human rights argument, the wellbeing of girls is vital for societies—and protecting girls’ rights and fostering their opportunities is the right strategy for economic development (Levine, et al., 2009).
The condition of girls ripples out to their families, communities, and countries and echoes into future generations in particular and profound ways (Levine, et al., 2009).
Compelling data show that key future social and economic outcomes depend heavily on the condition\ of adolescent girls today—not only their access to education, which has become a well accepted (albeit still unfulfilled) part of the development agenda, but many other aspects of their welfare (Levine, et al., 2009).
Staggering Stats:
- In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, only 17 percent of girls enroll in secondary school.
- One girl in seven in developing countries marries before age 15, and nearly half of all girls are expected to marry by age 20.
- Around 59 percent of HIV-positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa—the worst affected region in the world—are women, and 75 percent of infected youth are girls ages 15–24.
- Nearly half of sexual assaults worldwide are against girls ages 15 and younger, and girls ages\ 15–19 in developing countries are at a particularly high risk for physical and sexual violence
- One-quarter to one-half of girls in developing countries become mothers before age 18. Adolescent girls are up to five times more likely to die from complications of pregnancy than women in their 20s, and their babies are also at higher risk of dying.
(Levine, et al., 2009).
Reference
Levine, R. Llyod, C., Greene, M., & Grown, C., (2009). Girls count: Global action & investment agenda. A girls count report on adolescent girls. Retrieved on January 8, 2010 from http://www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org/girls_count
Girls Count: Global Action & Investment Agenda
A Girls Count Report on Adolescent Girls
One organization that tops the list is The Coalition for Adolescent Girls. Please take a moment to check out their website and the vast amount of information available. Here is a brief synopsis and staggering statistics reflective of adolescent girls in developing countries.
One person in eight is a girl or young woman age 10–24. Girls’ welfare is fundamental in determining economic and social outcomes (Levine, et al., 2009).
The cycle of neglect of girls’ rights, poor health and education indicators, meager economic options, and the generation-to-generation transmission of poverty can be broken by focused investments in girl-directed policies and programs that meet girls’ needs (Levine, et al., 2009).
Even beyond the self-evident human rights argument, the wellbeing of girls is vital for societies—and protecting girls’ rights and fostering their opportunities is the right strategy for economic development (Levine, et al., 2009).
The condition of girls ripples out to their families, communities, and countries and echoes into future generations in particular and profound ways (Levine, et al., 2009).
Compelling data show that key future social and economic outcomes depend heavily on the condition\ of adolescent girls today—not only their access to education, which has become a well accepted (albeit still unfulfilled) part of the development agenda, but many other aspects of their welfare (Levine, et al., 2009).
Staggering Stats:
- In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, only 17 percent of girls enroll in secondary school.
- One girl in seven in developing countries marries before age 15, and nearly half of all girls are expected to marry by age 20.
- Around 59 percent of HIV-positive adults in sub-Saharan Africa—the worst affected region in the world—are women, and 75 percent of infected youth are girls ages 15–24.
- Nearly half of sexual assaults worldwide are against girls ages 15 and younger, and girls ages\ 15–19 in developing countries are at a particularly high risk for physical and sexual violence
- One-quarter to one-half of girls in developing countries become mothers before age 18. Adolescent girls are up to five times more likely to die from complications of pregnancy than women in their 20s, and their babies are also at higher risk of dying.
(Levine, et al., 2009).
Reference
Levine, R. Llyod, C., Greene, M., & Grown, C., (2009). Girls count: Global action & investment agenda. A girls count report on adolescent girls. Retrieved on January 8, 2010 from http://www.coalitionforadolescentgirls.org/girls_count
Half the Sky Movement
I STRONGLY urge everyone to read, Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn are co-authors of Half the Sky. Kristof writes an Op-Ed column for The New York Times. WuDunn is an investment advisor, with a focus on philanthropy.
www.halftheskymovment.org
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Save A Girl, Change the World Initiative
Save a Girl, Change the World Initiative
Empower Support Educate
This is a grassroots movement to create awareness to cultivate change.
JOIN IN become a follower!!!! Coming soon....T-shirts and other merchandise to show your support! Proceeds will go to support girls and young women in developing countries. CHECK BACK SOON!!!!
Thanks for your support!
Create Awareness to Cultivate Change
Save a Girl, Change the World started as a thought or vision as I watched as episode of Oprah that featured Nicholos Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn the authors of the book Half the Sky. I felt inspired and empowered. At the same time, small and helpless. That evening I ordered the book Half the Sky. I knew before opening the cover I would be captured and transformed. But how can I, one person, make a difference? A small voice keeps telling me to just – “try”. So with that thought and belief, I am forging ahead. Maybe someone will listen or read….maybe they won’t. Regardless, I am going to “try”. What a better time than the beginning of the New Year, 2010! Knowledge is power.
The intention of Save a Girl, Change the World is to “create awareness to cultivate change”. Social change has to come from a grassroots effort. Maybe people, including myself, don’t know where to begin. We want to help, get involved, make a DIFFERENCE. We will feature different organizations, research, and additional grassroots efforts.
Continue to read, share our blog, become a Friend on Facebook, join in efforts, share your story. Save a Girl, Change the World, was started to create awareness to cultivate change by one person who is willing to “try”.
The intention of Save a Girl, Change the World is to “create awareness to cultivate change”. Social change has to come from a grassroots effort. Maybe people, including myself, don’t know where to begin. We want to help, get involved, make a DIFFERENCE. We will feature different organizations, research, and additional grassroots efforts.
Continue to read, share our blog, become a Friend on Facebook, join in efforts, share your story. Save a Girl, Change the World, was started to create awareness to cultivate change by one person who is willing to “try”.
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