Author: Todd MacMillan

International Day Of The Girl Effect MCN Foundation

"It is important to involve young people as they understand their problems like no one else and have ideas for how to solve them. They are curious and confident and capable of doing anything" Shweta Technology Enabled Girl Ambassador (TEGA) from Jaipur, India International Day of the Girl For International Day of the Girl MCN Foundation is highlighting the work of Girl Effect. Girl Effect reaches more than 20 million...

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Hero Women Rising Postcard

"Unfortunately, the center on the Plateau was attacked by an armed group just after Neema and I left…" Paul Freedman Documentarian MCN CONGO Amanda Valeur, Founder of MCN Healthcare and MCN Foundation, arranged to send award winning documentary filmmaker Paul Freedman to the Congo. This was to film the work of Neema Namadamu and Hero Women Rising. https://www.herowomenrising.org/ Communication from the field by Paul Freedman: Hi Amanda,I hope this finds you well. ...

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International Day of The Girl October 11, 2019 Since 2012, 11 October has been marked as the International Day of the Girl. The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights. "We need to uphold the equal rights, voices and influence of girls in our families, communities and nations. Girls can be powerful...

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