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On Day of the Girl 2014, Malala and Impact

Maz Kessler — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 23:42:46 +0000

“You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results.” -- Mahatma Gandhi

SOS Children’s Villages Benefit from Catapult’s “Support Girls’ Education” Campaign

Maz Kessler — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:14:44 +0000

SOS Children’s Villages announced today the successful completion of a crowdfunding project with Catapult that is fighting inequality for girls in Nigeria.

Celebrate Solutions: A True Story of A Child Bride from New York

Maz Kessler — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 22:46:40 +0000

This year, 14 million girls – some as young as eight years old – will be married against their will, often to men decades older than themselves.

Update from Nigeria

Maz Kessler — Thu, 29 May 2014 22:34:27 +0000

This report is from KIND (The Kudirat Initiative for Democracy), who is a beneficiary of the Support Girls’ Education project. Their team travelled to Maiduguri, Borno State, from May 13-18, 2014, to assess what the communities in the region need following the abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls.

Start 2014 In The ‘Rights’ Direction

Maz Kessler — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 18:16:29 +0000

Girls and women are disproportionately more affected than men by armed conflict, sexual violence, injury, death, intimidation, and human trafficking. Yet less than 7.5 percent of private foundation funding goes towards girls and women's rights, and two years ago one in four of women's organizations were in danger of closing.

“Girl Friendly” Toilets Help Girls Stay in School

Maz Kessler — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 21:29:38 +0000

Girls and women are disproportionately impacted by lack of clean water and sanitation—of the 2.5 billion people without toilets, 1.25 billion are women.

Catapulting Roots of Health to Greater Heights

Maz Kessler — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:43:59 +0000

Crowd Sourcing is a concept that appealed to us at Roots of Health from the start. It’s a good way to give groups of our friends and supporters a chance to work together to support specific parts of our work.

Raising A Global Citizen: Perspectives From A Mom & Teenage Daughter

Maz Kessler — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:15:54 +0000

I recently saw the word “philanthroteen,” referring to our next generation of global philanthropists in a United Nations Foundation article. As the mother of two teenagers, the concept of teens as change-agents to improve the lives of others is intriguing.