hi my name is Olivia and my name is Lena and we’re the founders of girl with a
and we’re the founders of girl with a
and we’re the founders of girl with a bug we started this project after
bug we started this project after
bug we started this project after education activist malala yousufzai was
education activist malala yousufzai was
education activist malala yousufzai was shot by the Taliban on our way back home
shot by the Taliban on our way back home
shot by the Taliban on our way back home from school it began as a social media
from school it began as a social media
from school it began as a social media experiment where we set up a Facebook
experiment where we set up a Facebook
experiment where we set up a Facebook page and asked people to submit pictures
page and asked people to submit pictures
page and asked people to submit pictures of themselves with a book or a sign
of themselves with a book or a sign
of themselves with a book or a sign saying I standard Malala to raise
saying I standard Malala to raise
saying I standard Malala to raise awareness about girls education we
awareness about girls education we
awareness about girls education we received hundreds of photos from
received hundreds of photos from
received hundreds of photos from ordinary people around the world and
ordinary people around the world and
ordinary people around the world and from organizations such as the half the
from organizations such as the half the
from organizations such as the half the sky movement and the UN so far we’ve
sky movement and the UN so far we’ve
sky movement and the UN so far we’ve acted as curators collecting and
acted as curators collecting and
acted as curators collecting and disseminating information about women’s
disseminating information about women’s
disseminating information about women’s rights and girls education and the crazy
rights and girls education and the crazy
rights and girls education and the crazy barriers that women face wear out the
barriers that women face wear out the
barriers that women face wear out the world now we’re ready to take girls a
world now we’re ready to take girls a
world now we’re ready to take girls a bunch of next level so here’s our
bunch of next level so here’s our
bunch of next level so here’s our expedition idea we want to travel to 12
expedition idea we want to travel to 12
expedition idea we want to travel to 12 countries in 12 months since you got
countries in 12 months since you got
countries in 12 months since you got fabulous people who are breaking
fabulous people who are breaking
fabulous people who are breaking education barriers and advocating for
education barriers and advocating for
education barriers and advocating for girls and women in their community we’ll
girls and women in their community we’ll
girls and women in their community we’ll explore for example what is going to
explore for example what is going to
explore for example what is going to school look like in each country motor
school look like in each country motor
school look like in each country motor specific challenges communities are
specific challenges communities are
specific challenges communities are facing what are some intersecting issues
facing what are some intersecting issues
facing what are some intersecting issues health resources ideology we’ve already
health resources ideology we’ve already
health resources ideology we’ve already begun researching potentially community
begun researching potentially community
begun researching potentially community partners that we could work with once
partners that we could work with once
partners that we could work with once we’re on the ground along the way we’ll
we’re on the ground along the way we’ll
we’re on the ground along the way we’ll be blogging sharing photos videos and
be blogging sharing photos videos and
be blogging sharing photos videos and interviews through are already well
interviews through are already well
interviews through are already well established social media presence here’s
established social media presence here’s
established social media presence here’s our country list so far Guatemala Peru
our country list so far Guatemala Peru
our country list so far Guatemala Peru Nepal India Pakistan karastan South
Nepal India Pakistan karastan South
Nepal India Pakistan karastan South Africa Nigeria provided ebolas no longer
Africa Nigeria provided ebolas no longer
Africa Nigeria provided ebolas no longer a thing Egypt Jordan Yemen and Iceland
a thing Egypt Jordan Yemen and Iceland
a thing Egypt Jordan Yemen and Iceland at the end of our adventure we hope to
at the end of our adventure we hope to
at the end of our adventure we hope to compile our stories and experiences in a
compile our stories and experiences in a
compile our stories and experiences in a documentary conveniently Lina has a
documentary conveniently Lina has a
documentary conveniently Lina has a bachelors in video production and a
bachelors in video production and a
bachelors in video production and a master’s in journalism and olivia has a
master’s in journalism and olivia has a
master’s in journalism and olivia has a bachelor’s in International Studies and
bachelor’s in International Studies and
bachelor’s in International Studies and a minor in Arabic between the two of us
a minor in Arabic between the two of us
a minor in Arabic between the two of us we speak English Arabic or the
we speak English Arabic or the
we speak English Arabic or the Portuguese and Spanish for the countries
Portuguese and Spanish for the countries
Portuguese and Spanish for the countries where we don’t speak the language will
where we don’t speak the language will
where we don’t speak the language will be hiring translators with the money
be hiring translators with the money
be hiring translators with the money that you so graciously grant us
that you so graciously grant us
that you so graciously grant us education is a human right that too many
education is a human right that too many
education is a human right that too many girls have been denied last week at the
girls have been denied last week at the
girls have been denied last week at the UN Malala said that two men and women
UN Malala said that two men and women
UN Malala said that two men and women have never been told the very humans we
have never been told the very humans we
have never been told the very humans we deserve equal righteousness girls
deserve equal righteousness girls
deserve equal righteousness girls education needs three things from the
education needs three things from the
education needs three things from the global community’s attention funding and
global community’s attention funding and
global community’s attention funding and political pressure we hope this
political pressure we hope this
political pressure we hope this expedition will address all three by
expedition will address all three by
expedition will address all three by lending a microphone to individuals and
lending a microphone to individuals and
lending a microphone to individuals and organizations who believe the access to
organizations who believe the access to
organizations who believe the access to education is he comin right for every
education is he comin right for every
education is he comin right for every girl and honestly it’s a good day for
girl and honestly it’s a good day for
girl and honestly it’s a good day for everyone when girls can go to and stay
everyone when girls can go to and stay
everyone when girls can go to and stay in school yeah
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