I am over the moon excited about what has been transpiring over the last week and I just had to take a minute to share with you. Yesterday I was in the studio with Grammy award winner Brandy. We were shooting a video and PSA (Public...
Meet Naomi and Nayla, twelve-year old twins attending the Pimbiniet Primary School in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Naomi and Nayla are the first girls in their family to ever attend school. Naomi dreams of one day becoming a pediatric nurse and Nayla dreams of becoming a...
The students stood staring at Susan — stunned — when they saw tears fall from her face. The principal told her she could not attend school. Susan had a dream — to get an education, become a doctor, and help lift her village from poverty. But Susan was...
A few weeks ago I read about Rawan, the 8-year-old girl in Yemen who was forced to marry a 40-year-old man. She died on her wedding night as a result of injuries sustained from forced intercourse. I am outraged! Because I have seen the horror of...
Susan had a dream for her future. A dream of being a doctor. One day she would give her neighbors the medical care they lacked because no doctor ventured to their remote African village. But dreams only get you so far. The reality was that the only...
When young girls marry early, it eliminates their opportunity to complete their education. Early marriage is common in many African and Asian countries, but the fact that it is accepted does not make the consequences to girls less serious. We have an obligation to address this...