allegrarocker

Girls aged 14-22 speaking up for girls' rights and social justice!

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Hope.

In my Global History 12 class, we have been studying the Rwandan Genocide. I had heard of the genocide before taking this course, but had never known the reason behind it. I was...

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Mbarara, Uganda

The orphanage in Uganda,

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The World Before Whom

The moment I got tickets to the HotDocs Festival I knew that I wanted to watch Nisha Pahuja

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Malawi's Gets First Female President

My society class had a discussion about the importance of female politicians and why female voices are needed during policy making. My teacher brought up this article about Joyce...

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Youth around the world looking for jobs

The youth population around the world has grown rapidly. In some countries young people make up 60% of the population!What does that mean when it comes to looking for work? This...

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Off to work: Job training and support for youth in Burkina...

The Cause: Poverty and Education The Facts: Young people in Burkina Faso are struggling to read and write: the literacy rate among 15-24 year olds is 47% for boys and 33% for...

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Youth Economic Empowerment

The cause: Education and Poverty The facts: More than half of the population of Africa is under 25 years of age, and many youth, particularly girls, have not been able to...

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Combating Hunger at School

In 2011, there were over 1,082,000 client vists to all GTA food banks. (dailybread.ca) I am currently a co-op student in a Grade 10 Food and Nutrition class at my school....

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Photo update of PAGES in Mali 2

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Local Media Reports on Youth Initiative

Clarington This Week (a local newspaper) was present at the "Overcoming Obstacles and Challenges" event with Mariatu Kamara, which was a student-driven intiative I created and...

juntos.podemos considering starting a girls' club? check this out! http://blog.becauseiamagirl.ca/how-to-start-a-because-i-am-a-girl-club-at-your-school/

05/11/2012 - 17:18 1 comment-

juntos.podemos Interesting article. This comes up a lot at GSB meetings. http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/technology/story.html?id=6547923i

05/06/2012 - 20:40 0 comments-

juntos.podemos love the new module about careers!! and thanks for including the section about SMART goals and interview techniques! very helpful

05/02/2012 - 22:17 1 comment-

juntos.podemos interesting http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/altmuslimah/post/is-the-real-war-on-women-in-the-middle-east/2012/04/30/gIQAsuikrT_blog.html

05/02/2012 - 09:37 0 comments-

juntos.podemos had a great chat with my principal today. he told me that my school now provides disadvantaged students lunch everyday! so proud!

04/25/2012 - 19:45 5 comments-