By Tia Kelly | project leader
October 11, was International Day of the Girl. This awareness filled day spurred worldwide engagement to better the lives of girls and provide opportunities for them to be leaders and to reach their full potential. The truth however is that one day isn't enough to close the gap, but it's never too late or too little to uplift a girl, vastly improve her life and the quality of her community with your support. Global Sorority does this sustainably by meeting the girl wherever she is and supports her inner leader and self-development to better handle life’s hurdles. The greatest advancement for girls in recent years has been the push for formal education, opening up a new world of opportunities. The reality though is that many girls will drop out of school, or never have a chance to go at all and many girls will be forced to marry far too young. Because there are girls who are still denied these dignities and resources, it doesn't mean they are a lost cause. Not everything can be hitched to formal education. In a perfect world all girls would go to school, in the current world, girls need every bit of strength they can muster from within themselves and that's where our internal leadership programs meet them.
Our effort to sustainably support girls and their communities despite their level of education or socioeconomics is ongoing, along with helping other organizations working with young women locally and globally. We plan to partner with grass roots organizations in Vietnam and the Philippines that are deeply connected to their own communities so they can ensure the continued success of our training.
We are pushing for the day when "Day Of The Girl" isn't an awareness campaign around the suffering and inequality that the girl child is subject to, but rather a day that’s a celebration of the great will-be-leaders, teachers healers, scientists and peace makers or our future.
Blessings and thank you for your continued support in making that future a reality.
Global Sorority
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