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I am Malala: A crusader for girls education worldwide
I won’t forget the morning I saw the news. I reluctantly picked up the paper and my heart sank. There on the front page was her picture. A pair of deep dark eyes stared back at me. The innocent yet...
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Pratham India: Every child, learning well
Education is without doubt one of the key ways to lifting people out of poverty. In India, a country of over one billion people and an estimated 400 million living below the poverty line (World Bank...
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Protsahan: Giving hope to India’s children
There are moments in life when you are so deeply moved by what one person can do to make a difference in the world that it takes your breath away. This is how I felt when I met Sonal Kapoor, founder of...
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Fountain of Hope: Bringing hope to Zambia’s street children
Over the past ten days, Jennifer James, founder of Mom Bloggers for Social Good and Global Team of 200, has been in Zambia as an International Press Reporting fellow covering HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and...
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Tom Fakler on Volunteering with Classrooms in the Clouds
This is a Guest Post written by Tom Fakler (see bio below). Dawa Sherpa. All photos credited to Tom Fakler Like thirdeyemom, I have a warm spot in my heart for Nepal: the people are inviting, and the...
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LeVar Burton on sharing his love for reading with the world
Last week as part of my new role as a National Geographic Kids insider, I participated in an exclusive conference call with LeVar Burton to learn more about how this famous actor, producer and...
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Day of the Girl 2013: The wings above Malala
“We are starving for education. For us it is like a precious gift, a diamond” – Malala Yousafzai The story of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakastani girl who was shot at point blank range in the head a...
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Infinite
Infinite are the opportunities because you are a girl. My six-year old daughter reflecting on the world Infinite are the possibilities that you will receive a good education, be fed, be loved, and be...
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Interview with National Geographic Editor Rachel Bucholz
Yesterday I participated in an interview with National Geographic Kids and Little Kids editor Rachel Bucholz to learn about the ins and outs of working for such an amazing organization. I have long...
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Time to Support the Global Partnership for Education
Roughly one year ago I was seated inside a three-story building in the heart of one of Delhi’s many slums, on the floor of an all girls school, one of the first in the slums that focused on helping...
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It’s Time to Set the World Aflame! #2030NOW Social Good Summit
The 5th Annual Social Good Summit was held this year at 92nd Street Y from September 20-22, 2014 and streamed around the world in multiple languages. Last night I returned home after attending my...
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I dream of a future when all girls can go to school
In honor of the amazing news today and International Day of the Girl tomorrow, I am dedicating this post to one amazing young woman who risked her life for her belief that all girls should have the...
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Project Mercy’s Community Development Model is Improving Lives in Rural Ethiopia
“In order to fight against poverty, you have to attack it from many different directions and then pluck it out, ” said Marta, co-founder of Project Mercy, as she described their Community Development...
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Vanam Foundation: Improving Education and Conservation outside Bandipur...
About 230 km (143 miles) away from Bangalore lies the Bandipur National Park in the district of Chamarajnagar. Tucked around the stunning Western Ghat Mountains in Karnataka, Bandipur National Park is...
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#IStandForGirls: Kurandza’s Mission to Help Girls in Mozambique Go to School
“I’ve always believed that when you educate a girl, you empower a nation.” Queen Rania of Jordan Kurandza (which means “to love” in Changana, the local language ) is a non-profit social enterprise that...
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