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Girl Up Uniting girls to change the world.

Girl Up Uniting girls to change the world. Presentation Overview. THE CHALLENGE THE SOLUTION YOUR ROLE. 1. THE CHALLENGE. 2. 3. DID YOU KNOW?. Girls spend u p to 15 hours each day obtaining water for their families and communities.

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Girl Up Uniting girls to change the world.

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  1. GirlUp Uniting girls to change the world.

  2. Presentation Overview • THE CHALLENGE • THE SOLUTION • YOUR ROLE 1

  3. THE CHALLENGE 2

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  5. DID YOU KNOW? Girls spend up to 15 hours each day obtaining water for their families and communities. Medical complications from pregnancy are the leading cause of death among girls ages 15-19 worldwide. Girls make up more than half of the 143 million out-of-school children and youth. Less than two cents of every development dollar goes to programs for girls, particularly those 10-14. 4

  6. SESUAGNO’S STORY SesuagnoMola lives in a small village one hour outside of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. She was married at five years old and had to leave her family.  She had her first child when she was 14. Instead of being able to go to school, she became a statistic. 5 PHOTO: Participant in the BerhaneHewan program in Ethiopia.

  7. Connecting the Dots

  8. THE SOLUTION 7

  9. Uniting Girls to Change the World 8

  10. Girl Up Overview Video

  11. What is Girl Up doing? 10

  12. Investing in a whole girl 11

  13. Where do funds go? 12

  14. Girl Up supports: Job training programs School fees and supplies Clean water points Quality health services Violence prevention programs Girls-only clubs Mentorship opportunities 13

  15. Where is Girl Up working? 14

  16. Girl Up Focus Countries 15

  17. How does Girl Up provide services? 16

  18. By working with the UN 17

  19. YOUR ROLE YOUR ROLE 19

  20. Why mobilize girls in the U.S.? “You have a voice that speaks, ideas to stand on, and a world to step up to.” 20

  21. What can YOU do? • SHARE • Tell your friends • Give this presentation • Download and share the Girlafesto • Share your story for the blog • CONNECT • Sign the Girl Up pledgeon GirlUp.org • Follow Girl Up on Twitter and Facebook • LEARN • Learn five facts about girls in developing countries • Watch the Girl Up videos • Read about the lives of girls at Real Girls, Real Stories MOBILIZE Use the Girl Up mobilization guide Create a personalized GirlRaiser fundraising page Start a Girl Up club at your school or organization GIVE Give a “High Five” by donating $5 Host an event to raise funds in your community 21

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  23. Change the world by investing in an adolescent girl. THANK YOU 23 www.GirlUp.org

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