What About The Girls?

Shule Foundation, Jackie Wolfson, Blog, blogger, Uganda, Global Alliance for Girls, Street kids, education

In honor of International Day of the Girl Child, I have decided to publicly address a question I am constantly asked about our Watoto Mtaani project. “What about girls?” When it comes to our work with children living on the streets, we never set out to NOT help girls. Actually, when we moved the first group of kids off the streets, there was one girl in the group. Her name was Shadia…. Read More

Dear #FLOTUS…Let’s talk about your “Go to College” video.

Dear FLOTUS, I recently watched your video, Go to College, and it made me wonder, “Why would the First Lady of the United States use her celebrity and influence to promote something that for so many young people around the globe is not option? What I mean by not being “an option” is: (1) the epidemic of failing educational systems that can be found in many countries around the world including our own,… Read More