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Volume 30 - 10 October, 2013 Dear Parents and Students
Congratula ons To the Student Representa ve Council and the student body on the wonderful success of their Women Walking for Water campaign. The final tally was an impressive $6057. On behalf of the students I wish to thank everyone in the community who supported this cause so generously, either through me and effort or through dona ons or through both. Congratula ons to Mornane for their Spirit points win.
The money raised will go to provide wells and sani zed water in areas of great need thus making an important difference to the lives of women and girls in developing countries. In keeping with our mission to empower women I provide this informa on in further support of our shared vision for a be er world.
Interna onal Day of the Girl Child: October 11th 11th October has been declared by the United Na ons as the Interna onal Day of the Girl Child. It aims to recognize girls’ rights and to raise awareness about the unique challenges girls face around the world. This year the Day will focus on “Innova ng for Girls’ Educa on”. While there has been significant progress in improving girls’ access to educa on over the last two decades, many girls, par cularly the most marginalized, con nue to be deprived of this basic right. Girls in many countries are s ll unable to a end school and complete their educa on due to safety‐related, financial, ins tu onal and cultural barriers.
Even when girls are in school, perceived low returns from poor quality of educa on, low aspira ons, or household chores and other responsibili es keep them from a ending school or from achieving adequate learning outcomes. The transforma ve poten al for girls and socie es promised through girls’ educa on is yet to be realized.
Recognizing the need for fresh and crea ve perspec ves to propel girls’ educa on forward, the 2013 Interna onal Day of the Girl Child will address the importance of new technology, but also innova on in partnerships, policies, resource u liza on, community mobiliza on, and most of all, the engagement of young people themselves.
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