Nov 27
Hey beautiful people! I know those of you that have been following me on Twitter for a while or have been keeping up with my blog know that I’m huge on equal rights and education; you probably also know about the work that I’ve done with She’s the First, which is a wonderful charity that sends girls in impoverished countries to school. Why is it so important? Read more
Check out my exclusive interview with Monique Coleman, the star of Disney’s “High School Musical,” who talks about happiness, working with the UN as a Youth Ambassador, and volunteering with She’s the First.
Fall 2012- Brain World Magazine interview with Monique Coleman
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There 130 million youth worldwide who are not in school. Of these 130 million youth, 70% are girls. In developing countries, only one out of every four girls attends school.
These little girls will grow up to be women. Many will become child brides; they will become wives and mothers before they are women. This is provided that they survive childbirth, as the leading cause of death for girls ages 15 to 19 worldwide is maternal mortality.
We speak often of a “war on poverty”, but in order to adequately win the war on poverty, we must end the war on women worldwide. Read more
Hi everyone! My friend Tammy Tibbetts of She’s The First, who was just recently profiled by MTV Act, asked me to write a guest posting for STF about my experience attending WIE 2011, where I was able to listen to fascinating women speak on what they’ve done to make an impact on world hunger, education, maternal mortality & more. Check it out here; you’ll also get to see what TV star I was super psyched to meet and trade cancer tips with. Hint: She’s everyone’s favorite flashy girl from Flushing….
“Educate a woman, and you educate a nation.”
I am excited to announce that I have been designated one of twenty Young Champions for Women by the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood and the Women: Inspiration & Enterprise (WIE) Network. I will be attending WIE Inspiration Day on September 19, 2011. Speakers will include Candace Bushnell, Fran Drescher, Arianna Huffington, Donna Karan, Christy Turlington, Barbara Bush, Dana Perino, Cynthia Rowley, Iman, Rosario Dawson, Patricia Arquette, Padma Lakshmi, and more. Read more
A new study from University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) shows that the TV shows that tweens love, love fame¹. Somewhere in America, Tyler Durden is very, very, pissed off. Read more
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“Prom-It-Foward” is a charity organization dedicated to providing a whimsical experience for one of the most important days of a homeless teen’s young adult’s life – prom night. Founder & CEO Nia Crooks has teamed up with Board of Education, local shelters and placement housing facilities in the tri-state area to give back to underprivileged inner city teens, providing a “Celebrity Cinderella” treatment that includes wardrobe, hair & makeup, and a photographer for homeless youth who would otherwise not be able to attend prom. This annual event will provide a great jump start on self esteem & prep these young adults for the future gifts that await them in days to come.
Anyone willing to donate $$/tuxedos/dresses/shoes/accessories for can direct all inquires to thepieholeinc@gmail.com
Join us on Friday night, June 10 at Gramercy Theatre as we rock out for girls’ education worldwide during Internet Week New York! The 2nd annual GIRLS WHO ROCK concert benefiting She’s the First, a New York-based nonprofit, will fundraise for the sponsorship of girls at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda, where less than 25% of girls graduate secondary school. In bringing together the most dedicated voices in music, media, technology, and design for the cause, GIRLS WHO ROCK has been praised on glamour.com, The New York Daily News, The Daily Beast, NBC New York, The Huffington Post, and more. Read more
This month, She’s the First experimented with the power of poetry. We launched a Poetry Month campaign with the ultimate goal of sponsoring one year of primary school for a girl in Southern Sudan, via our partner Project Education Sudan. In this region, only one percent of girls finish primary school. The cost for a year of education: only $365. We can do this together, while sending notes of love, friendship, and beauty to our friends and family. Read more
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