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4 Powerful Stories from a Refugee Camp in Malawi That Remind Us What Girls Can Achieve
Read the story: 4 Powerful Stories from a Refugee Camp in Malawi That Remind Us What Girls Can AchieveDzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi is home to more than 60,000 refugees from neighboring countries who have escaped violence, conflict, and persecution. Life in the camp is challenging. Economic opportunities are limited, education is not guaranteed, and recent cuts to international funding have placed even greater strain on already stretched resources. For girls, these circumstances…
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Social Emotional Learning and HerStory: What It Is and Why Its Important to Us
At its core, Social Emotional Learning is “the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes and…
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Stop the Stigma: Menstrual Hygiene Day 2019
Every day girls around the world still face insurmountable challenges related to their period. 250 million girls in low- and middle-income communities…
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4 Activities to Manage Stress and Practice Self-Care
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to not only increase the conversation around mental health in general, but also to…
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World Book Day: 5 Reads for Strong Women
Have you ever opened a book and completely lost yourself in it? There’s nothing like the smell of an old book or…
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Girl Power: How a HerStory Club in Brazil is Addressing Gender Stereotypes in the Media
Every day and all around the world, radio stations are playing songs that portray women and girls in objectifying and misogynistic ways.…
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Positive Girls Project: How a HerStory Club in Detroit is Helping Girls Become More Confident
By the time a girl reaches puberty, her self-esteem will have fallen by as much as 30% (source: The Atlantic). Girls today…
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A Day in the Life: HerStory India
For so many of us, the world can feel like such a huge place that it is hard to relate to people…
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How This Global G.L.O.W. Mentor Learned From Her Own Experiences to Help Change the Lives of Girls
Global G.L.O.W. HerStory mentor Virginia Bulacio (Vivi) was 15 when she arrived in the United States with her family from Santiago Del…
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Champion a Girl to Change the World
We’ve accomplished a lot this year – from strengthening over 7,000 girls in weekly clubs and summits worldwide to launching a new…
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