the impact of investing in the education and empowerment of girls and the potential change this can bring about in society. According to the Christian Science Monitor on the "Girl Effect":
he Nike Foundation, for example, has projects for empowering women in Liberia and Kenya. Its goal is to get girls on the international agenda and drive resources to them from rich countries. Investment in girls, the foundation holds, unleashes what it calls the "girl effect," that is, powerful social and economic change brought about when a girl participates in her society. It offers a compelling video making the case for investing in girls on the Web at girleffect.org
http://laist.com/2008/12/04/the_end_of_poverty_begins_with_a_gi.php
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0804/p14s02-wmgn.html