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Funding
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$22,696 (%)
As of Feb 13 02:57 2012
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Theme:
Women and Girls
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Sponsor: GlobalGiving
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Project duration: 3 Years
Project's area of focus: Development
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Nearly 50% of girls in Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest countries, are married by the age of 15, and 60% become mothers by the age of 19. They also face insufficient access to health and education information and services and economic opportunities. This project offers 45,000 girls ages 10-19 in Bangladesh the chance to create better futures for themselves, be valued by and contribute to their communities, by strengthening their voices and becoming empowered.
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This project creates safe environments where girls learn together, increase health awareness and acquire life skills and financial knowledge. We train adolescent females as peer educators and provide incentives to families to delay early marriage. |
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To reach 45,000 girls to reduce age of marriage and pregnancy, support them to stay in school and seek health services, earn livings, make financial decisions, raise their voices, be valued by their communities–and ultimately reduce poverty. |
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“Save the Children is delivering innovative and girl-centered health, education and financial literacy activities to more 40,000 poor girls in Bangladesh.”
- Veronica Torres, Senior Specialist, Youth Economic Opportunities
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Megan McLain,
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
United States
8007283843
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Save the Children is the world's leading independent organization for children. Our vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
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Save the Children serves impoverished, marginalized and vulnerable children and families in more than 120 nations. Our programs reach both children and those working to save and improve their lives, including parents, caregivers, community members and members of our partner organizations. We help save children's lives, protect them from exploitation and assist them in accessing education and health care.
Through disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness, rapid humanitarian relief and long-term recovery programs, Save the Children also assists millions of girls and boys at risk of or affected by natural disasters, conflicts and ethnic violence.
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Carolyn Miles,
President & CEO
Founded in 1932
Employees: 5000
Volunteers: 34
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Other funding sources: USAID
Religious Affiliation: n/a
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Charles MacCormack is the President of Save the Children. He is on the Board of Directors of the International Save the Children Alliance, implementing $1 billion of programs for children in 120 countries. He currently serves as Board Chair of InterAction and as Co-Chair of both the Basic Education Coalition and the Campaign for Effective Global Leadership.
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