Former First Lady Michelle Obama is furthering her efforts to ensure that girls around the globe have access to education. According to People, on Giving Tuesday Obama donated $500,000 to the Girls Opportunity Alliance Fund.
The donation was comprised of proceeds from her best-selling memoir Becomingwhich has sold nearly 12 million copies since its release. The Girls Opportunity Alliance Fund—an initiative created under the Obama Foundation—was designed to break barriers when it comes to equal access to education and support teachers and education advocates who are doing grassroots-level work to ensure that girls can go to school.
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“The Girls Opportunity Alliance, a program of the Obama Foundation, seeks to empower adolescent girls around the world through education, allowing them to achieve their full potential and transform their families, communities, and countries,” read the foundation’s website. “Working together, we can increase support for and awareness of community programs that are making a difference, spark a vibrant global discussion on adolescent girls and the barriers that prevent them from reaching their full potential, and provide opportunities for global citizens to take action.”
Source: Michelle Obama Donates $500,000 To Support Global Education For Girls
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