As a busy parent do you ever listen to the events happening in the the world at large and think– if only there was something I could to help?
Look no further.
It is a fact that empowering girls and women in marginalized countries is the number one way to improve our global economy AND fight terrorism.
Women in marginalized countries put 90 cents of every dollar that they earn back into their families and villages; men only put 35 cents of every dollar they earn back into their villages and families.
Countries that are involved in terrorism historically are involved in the oppression of their women as well.
Let me tell you the first very simple thing you can do that will cost you nothing, just 3 minutes a day: Join My Village. This online project was announced recently at the Clinton Global Initiative.
I was chosen to be one of 10 Village Leaders in an innovative program that is a partnership between General Mills and the humanitarian organization CARE. Join My Village is an innovative, online community that enables Americans to release up to $500,000 to increase economic and educational opportunities for women and girls in approximately 75 villages in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in Africa.
Watch this to learn more about the project: Join My Village Video.
Click HERE to join MY village: Zumani. Soon we will have a bulletin board and be able to communicate and we will be getting updates about what is happening in our village. At no cost to you, you can unlock up to $3/day by answering quiz questions or asking others to Join OUR Village.
In this part of the world, $3 can make substantial change.
To learn more about real stories of women coming out of oppression and a first hand look at how this will help our world at large, check out New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl Wudunn’s newly released book: Half the Sky . Oprah recently had them on her show and has set up a page highlighting a variety of ways to help oppressed women and girls; you can find that HERE.
Zumani has a young village Mzati, Agnes who is our connection to the village. You can read more about her on the website and as we receive updates about what is being done with the funds we unlock.
Please.
Join My Village.
And then spread the word far and wide.
Join My Village . . . women changing the world, one village at a time.
- Zumani’s Village Mzati, Agnes Ntenje, age 14
