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♥ Double ♥ The Love This Valentine’s Day!
Will you be her valentine? More Than Me is partnering with Microsoft’s Give for Youth and GlobalGiving to double the LOVE to our girls this Valentine’s Day! ♥ Share the Love: Buy One Gift Card, Get One Free ♥ Purchase … Continue reading
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Tagged development, donate, education, girls, girls education, Global Giving, news
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GlobalGiving UK is featuring More Than Me in their January “Back to School Appeal”!
Happy New Year! We’re thrilled to share that More Than Me was chosen as one of only four organizations to be featured during GlobalGiving UK’s education month! This January, GlobalGiving UK is making its “Back to School Appeal” to support … Continue reading
Alfalit to Eradicate Illiteracy in Liberia
From The Inquirer (Monrovia) The Vice President of Alfalit International currently visiting Liberia with a delegation, Dr. Joseph Milton has predicted the likelihood of Alfalit Liberia eradicating illiteracy in the Liberian society.Following a colorful appreciation and thanksgiving ceremony held at … Continue reading
Rainy Season in Monrovia
It is exciting to see the progress taking place on the streets of Monrovia. With new roads, new shops, and new buildings going up at a pace unimaginable five years ago, the energy is palpable. To a point. Rainy season … Continue reading
The Stories Behind the Statistics
I like data. I want to have numbers to back up the things I see and the assumptions I hear. If you have ever heard Katie speak, you have seen how real, emotional, and moving the stories of girls in … Continue reading
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Tagged data, education, Girl Effect, girls, Liberia, More than Me, rape, statistics
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If I Were a Ten Year Old Female Prostitute in a Country Shattered by War
Wow. What a title. If you spent much time on Twitter or “the blogs” this week, you likely came across mention of Gene Marks’ provocative Forbes column, “If I Was a Poor Black Kid.” Plenty of people have weighed in … Continue reading
World AIDS Day and Education
Today is World AIDS Day, a day to raise global awareness about an epidemic that strikes millions of people worldwide. More than 1,000 babies are born with HIV every day. The UN reports that there has been some progress in … Continue reading
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Tagged education, girls, HIV, HIV/AIDS, infographic, World AIDS Day
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The Fruits of Labor: Education and Child Labor in Liberia
If you aren’t familiar with the Guardian’s Poverty Matters Blog, I highly recommend it. The blog is international in scope, with coverage of issues in development and the developing world, but doesn’t assume you are up on the latest news … Continue reading
Dealing With Difficulty, Praising Performance: More Updates on the Children
Last week we introduced a few of our teacher reports, and mentioned some of the issues to consider while reading them. Rather than introduce everything, I thought I would just post a few and then provide a few thoughts. One … Continue reading
From the Schoolyard: Updates on the Children
More than Me receives regular updates from the principals of the schools our scholarship recipients attend. Reading through the reports, you get a glimpse of how amazing, resilient, and bright the children are. While the reports have your standard school … Continue reading
