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Girls Education in the Developing World | Wanda Bedard | TEDxMontrealWomen


I have a background in health science

I have a background in health science and an MBA and I started a manufacturing

and an MBA and I started a manufacturing

and an MBA and I started a manufacturing business 25 years ago which I still run

business 25 years ago which I still run

business 25 years ago which I still run and operate today I’m also a mother I

and operate today I’m also a mother I

and operate today I’m also a mother I have two daughters who are of course

have two daughters who are of course

have two daughters who are of course amazing young women today now as I

amazing young women today now as I

amazing young women today now as I describe myself to you you probably have

describe myself to you you probably have

describe myself to you you probably have an image in your mind of Who I am of

an image in your mind of Who I am of

an image in your mind of Who I am of course you don’t know everything about

course you don’t know everything about

course you don’t know everything about me and some things may actually surprise

me and some things may actually surprise

me and some things may actually surprise you I’m a biker

you I’m a biker

you I’m a biker I love motorcycling and it’s something I

I love motorcycling and it’s something I

I love motorcycling and it’s something I took up just a few years ago in my early

took up just a few years ago in my early

took up just a few years ago in my early 50s but I can tell you that when I

50s but I can tell you that when I

50s but I can tell you that when I parked my bike and take my helmet off

parked my bike and take my helmet off

parked my bike and take my helmet off and people look at me a woman a rather

and people look at me a woman a rather

and people look at me a woman a rather advanced years they certainly don’t have

advanced years they certainly don’t have

advanced years they certainly don’t have the same image in their mind of Who I am

the same image in their mind of Who I am

the same image in their mind of Who I am that you have because we tend to place

that you have because we tend to place

that you have because we tend to place people in silos based on the context

people in silos based on the context

people in silos based on the context that we find them in like to show you

that we find them in like to show you

that we find them in like to show you this picture and it’s an image that had

this picture and it’s an image that had

this picture and it’s an image that had the power to redirect my life many years

the power to redirect my life many years

the power to redirect my life many years ago around 1998 1999 I happened upon an

ago around 1998 1999 I happened upon an

ago around 1998 1999 I happened upon an article describing the situation of

article describing the situation of

article describing the situation of women living in Afghanistan under

women living in Afghanistan under

women living in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and that was well before

Taliban rule and that was well before

Taliban rule and that was well before September 11th Surrey Afghanistan wasn’t

September 11th Surrey Afghanistan wasn’t

September 11th Surrey Afghanistan wasn’t much on anyone’s radar the article

much on anyone’s radar the article

much on anyone’s radar the article described how women there had to be

described how women there had to be

described how women there had to be completely covered from head to toe in a

completely covered from head to toe in a

completely covered from head to toe in a burqa they couldn’t leave home unless

burqa they couldn’t leave home unless

burqa they couldn’t leave home unless they were accompanied by a male family

they were accompanied by a male family

they were accompanied by a male family member they couldn’t drive they couldn’t

member they couldn’t drive they couldn’t

member they couldn’t drive they couldn’t vote girls couldn’t even go to school

vote girls couldn’t even go to school

vote girls couldn’t even go to school and I remember reading the article and

and I remember reading the article and

and I remember reading the article and dismissing it right away I said in this

dismissing it right away I said in this

dismissing it right away I said in this day and age that’s impossible

day and age that’s impossible

day and age that’s impossible that women would be invisible in their

that women would be invisible in their

that women would be invisible in their community like that I know what women

community like that I know what women

community like that I know what women are capable of so I just really

are capable of so I just really

are capable of so I just really dismissed it the problem is over the

dismissed it the problem is over the

dismissed it the problem is over the next weeks and months and year I kept

next weeks and months and year I kept

next weeks and months and year I kept seeing more and more of these articles

seeing more and more of these articles

seeing more and more of these articles one day I was at home it was a Sunday

one day I was at home it was a Sunday

one day I was at home it was a Sunday morning I was at my kitchen table and

morning I was at my kitchen table and

morning I was at my kitchen table and had the newspaper

had the newspaper

had the newspaper in front of me and yet again an article

in front of me and yet again an article

in front of me and yet again an article about Afghanistan this one was the story

about Afghanistan this one was the story

about Afghanistan this one was the story of a father who had just sold off his

of a father who had just sold off his

of a father who had just sold off his nine-year-old daughter in marriage to a

nine-year-old daughter in marriage to a

nine-year-old daughter in marriage to a warlord who was 20 years older than her

warlord who was 20 years older than her

warlord who was 20 years older than her for seven hundred and fifty dollars I

for seven hundred and fifty dollars I

for seven hundred and fifty dollars I was incensed I was furious I knew that

was incensed I was furious I knew that

was incensed I was furious I knew that for all intents and purposes this young

for all intents and purposes this young

for all intents and purposes this young girl’s life was pretty well over from

girl’s life was pretty well over from

girl’s life was pretty well over from everything that I had been reading in

everything that I had been reading in

everything that I had been reading in the past weeks and months I knew that

the past weeks and months I knew that

the past weeks and months I knew that she didn’t have much as a nine-year-old

she didn’t have much as a nine-year-old

she didn’t have much as a nine-year-old to bring to her new family at best she

to bring to her new family at best she

to bring to her new family at best she would be a domestic slave and of course

would be a domestic slave and of course

would be a domestic slave and of course she would be expected to have children

she would be expected to have children

she would be expected to have children at a very young age and I was just so

at a very young age and I was just so

at a very young age and I was just so upset how is it that women have such

upset how is it that women have such

upset how is it that women have such little value in so many societies

little value in so many societies

little value in so many societies because it wasn’t just in Afghanistan

because it wasn’t just in Afghanistan

because it wasn’t just in Afghanistan this was going on in many countries and

this was going on in many countries and

this was going on in many countries and I guess I was talking out loud and my

I guess I was talking out loud and my

I guess I was talking out loud and my daughter’s happen to be at the table

daughter’s happen to be at the table

daughter’s happen to be at the table with me at the time and my oldest

with me at the time and my oldest

with me at the time and my oldest daughter turned around to me and she

daughter turned around to me and she

daughter turned around to me and she said well mum what are you gonna do

said well mum what are you gonna do

said well mum what are you gonna do about it

about it

about it and the question stopped me called she

and the question stopped me called she

and the question stopped me called she was absolutely right

was absolutely right

was absolutely right I could rant and rave and be upset but

I could rant and rave and be upset but

I could rant and rave and be upset but if I didn’t take action I wasn’t doing

if I didn’t take action I wasn’t doing

if I didn’t take action I wasn’t doing anything to help change the situation

anything to help change the situation

anything to help change the situation but then of course the very next

but then of course the very next

but then of course the very next question that comes up is well what can

question that comes up is well what can

question that comes up is well what can I possibly do I’m only one person

I possibly do I’m only one person

I possibly do I’m only one person I have no experience in this area at all

I have no experience in this area at all

I have no experience in this area at all and so I do what we all do when we have

and so I do what we all do when we have

and so I do what we all do when we have a question and my question was why were

a question and my question was why were

a question and my question was why were women seen to be of such little value in

women seen to be of such little value in

women seen to be of such little value in so many societies so when you have a

so many societies so when you have a

so many societies so when you have a question you google it so I started

question you google it so I started

question you google it so I started surfing the internet and I talked to my

surfing the internet and I talked to my

surfing the internet and I talked to my friends and my business colleagues who

friends and my business colleagues who

friends and my business colleagues who would introduce me to other people and I

would introduce me to other people and I

would introduce me to other people and I read and I attended conferences because

read and I attended conferences because

read and I attended conferences because that question was bothering me to no end

that question was bothering me to no end

that question was bothering me to no end and this went on for about a year and a

and this went on for about a year and a

and this went on for about a year and a half or two years until it became very

half or two years until it became very

half or two years until it became very clear to me that the issue underpinning

clear to me that the issue underpinning

clear to me that the issue underpinning all this was actually quite basic and

all this was actually quite basic and

all this was actually quite basic and quite simple it’s girls education women

quite simple it’s girls education women

quite simple it’s girls education women are half of the world I’m a business

are half of the world I’m a business

are half of the world I’m a business person if I only train half of my

person if I only train half of my

person if I only train half of my employees for sure my business won’t

employees for sure my business won’t

employees for sure my business won’t succeed and they’ll be a burden on my

succeed and they’ll be a burden on my

succeed and they’ll be a burden on my business and they’ll probably be

business and they’ll probably be

business and they’ll probably be resented eventually by the other

resented eventually by the other

resented eventually by the other employees for not pulling their weight

employees for not pulling their weight

employees for not pulling their weight so how is it that a community or a

so how is it that a community or a

so how is it that a community or a country can expect to thrive when it

country can expect to thrive when it

country can expect to thrive when it only educates half its citizens when

only educates half its citizens when

only educates half its citizens when women are never given the chance to

women are never given the chance to

women are never given the chance to develop their skills and their potential

develop their skills and their potential

develop their skills and their potential they’ll always be seen is of lesser

they’ll always be seen is of lesser

they’ll always be seen is of lesser value than the men who do have access to

value than the men who do have access to

value than the men who do have access to an education and this becomes a vicious

an education and this becomes a vicious

an education and this becomes a vicious vicious cycle that keeps going on until

vicious cycle that keeps going on until

vicious cycle that keeps going on until that time when women as a role model in

that time when women as a role model in

that time when women as a role model in the community can show what she can do

the community can show what she can do

the community can show what she can do and to help move and improve her society

and to help move and improve her society

and to help move and improve her society and as it turns out education really is

and as it turns out education really is

and as it turns out education really is rather inexpensive particularly when you

rather inexpensive particularly when you

rather inexpensive particularly when you think of it in terms of the stunning

think of it in terms of the stunning

think of it in terms of the stunning outcomes it has in health on the

outcomes it has in health on the

outcomes it has in health on the environment and the economy when girls

environment and the economy when girls

environment and the economy when girls have just one more year of elementary

have just one more year of elementary

have just one more year of elementary school education the maternal and infant

school education the maternal and infant

school education the maternal and infant death rates decreased by 10 to 15

death rates decreased by 10 to 15

death rates decreased by 10 to 15 percent one more year of elementary

percent one more year of elementary

percent one more year of elementary school if a girl manages to continue on

school if a girl manages to continue on

school if a girl manages to continue on to high school for every additional year

to high school for every additional year

to high school for every additional year of high school that she gets her

of high school that she gets her

of high school that she gets her potential revenue increases by 15 to 25

potential revenue increases by 15 to 25

potential revenue increases by 15 to 25 percent which of course in turn impacts

percent which of course in turn impacts

percent which of course in turn impacts the GDP in the country educated girls

the GDP in the country educated girls

the GDP in the country educated girls tend to have smaller families and are

tend to have smaller families and are

tend to have smaller families and are less involved in child marriages

less involved in child marriages

less involved in child marriages educated mothers are much more likely to

educated mothers are much more likely to

educated mothers are much more likely to send all their children to school both

send all their children to school both

send all their children to school both boys and girls and girls education

boys and girls and girls education

boys and girls and girls education decreases the incidence of

decreases the incidence of

decreases the incidence of hiv/aids and malaria and the list goes

hiv/aids and malaria and the list goes

hiv/aids and malaria and the list goes on education isn’t just about getting a

on education isn’t just about getting a

on education isn’t just about getting a better job later in life it’s very much

better job later in life it’s very much

better job later in life it’s very much a matter of life and death for hundreds

a matter of life and death for hundreds

a matter of life and death for hundreds of millions of girls and women around

of millions of girls and women around

of millions of girls and women around the world when we don’t allow women to

the world when we don’t allow women to

the world when we don’t allow women to have this access to education it’s a

have this access to education it’s a

have this access to education it’s a little bit like the biker picture that I

little bit like the biker picture that I

little bit like the biker picture that I showed you before we have no idea of

showed you before we have no idea of

showed you before we have no idea of what the potential is there and don’t we

what the potential is there and don’t we

what the potential is there and don’t we have so many complex issues and problems

have so many complex issues and problems

have so many complex issues and problems to resolve in the world that we really

to resolve in the world that we really

to resolve in the world that we really should be trying to reach and tap into

should be trying to reach and tap into

should be trying to reach and tap into the intelligence and the brainpower and

the intelligence and the brainpower and

the intelligence and the brainpower and the skills and talents of every single

the skills and talents of every single

the skills and talents of every single person on the planet so in 2006 with a

person on the planet so in 2006 with a

person on the planet so in 2006 with a group of like-minded women we set up a

group of like-minded women we set up a

group of like-minded women we set up a foundation to support girls education in

foundation to support girls education in

foundation to support girls education in the ten years since then being all

the ten years since then being all

the ten years since then being all volunteers so we have very low

volunteers so we have very low

volunteers so we have very low administration costs we’ve raised and

administration costs we’ve raised and

administration costs we’ve raised and invested 2.4 million dollars and 20

invested 2.4 million dollars and 20

invested 2.4 million dollars and 20 projects and 14

thank you very much this is enabled over

thank you very much this is enabled over 20,000 children to have better access to

20,000 children to have better access to

20,000 children to have better access to education and what’s been really

education and what’s been really

education and what’s been really tremendous to us too is working with our

tremendous to us too is working with our

tremendous to us too is working with our partners in the field have been really

partners in the field have been really

partners in the field have been really amazing we’ve learned what works well in

amazing we’ve learned what works well in

amazing we’ve learned what works well in girls education

girls education

girls education I just like to tell you very briefly

I just like to tell you very briefly

I just like to tell you very briefly about my first trip to Africa I was in

about my first trip to Africa I was in

about my first trip to Africa I was in 2005 I happened to be in Mozambique and

2005 I happened to be in Mozambique and

2005 I happened to be in Mozambique and I was visiting community-based projects

I was visiting community-based projects

I was visiting community-based projects and very rural isolated areas and I

and very rural isolated areas and I

and very rural isolated areas and I still remember it so clearly today being

still remember it so clearly today being

still remember it so clearly today being totally shocked by the prevalence of

totally shocked by the prevalence of

totally shocked by the prevalence of mobile phones everywhere this was the

mobile phones everywhere this was the

mobile phones everywhere this was the most isolated area you can imagine and

most isolated area you can imagine and

most isolated area you can imagine and these people were extremely extremely

these people were extremely extremely

these people were extremely extremely poor and yet they had cell phones and I

poor and yet they had cell phones and I

poor and yet they had cell phones and I remember thinking at the time well that

remember thinking at the time well that

remember thinking at the time well that makes no sense a cell phone in my mind

makes no sense a cell phone in my mind

makes no sense a cell phone in my mind was a luxury of course they don’t pay

was a luxury of course they don’t pay

was a luxury of course they don’t pay the same rates we do here but it wasn’t

the same rates we do here but it wasn’t

the same rates we do here but it wasn’t until you started talking to the

until you started talking to the

until you started talking to the community and to these people that you

community and to these people that you

community and to these people that you you understood that a cell phone was

you understood that a cell phone was

you understood that a cell phone was actually a life-saving tool it was

actually a life-saving tool it was

actually a life-saving tool it was information a farmer could check ahead

information a farmer could check ahead

information a farmer could check ahead and see where is the best market to sell

and see where is the best market to sell

and see where is the best market to sell his produce in the case of a medical

his produce in the case of a medical

his produce in the case of a medical emergency help might only be a text away

emergency help might only be a text away

emergency help might only be a text away and it’s appended banking and financial

and it’s appended banking and financial

and it’s appended banking and financial services and a lot of companies a lot of

services and a lot of companies a lot of

services and a lot of companies a lot of countries with mobile cash transfer

countries with mobile cash transfer

countries with mobile cash transfer payments such as in Pisa and Kenya and I

payments such as in Pisa and Kenya and I

payments such as in Pisa and Kenya and I remember thinking at the time wow that

remember thinking at the time wow that

remember thinking at the time wow that is really really amazing here is this

is really really amazing here is this

is really really amazing here is this country who skipped over a whole

country who skipped over a whole

country who skipped over a whole generation of Technology because they

generation of Technology because they

generation of Technology because they never had landline phones and they went

never had landline phones and they went

never had landline phones and they went to something that was much more suited

to something that was much more suited

to something that was much more suited and really customized to their

and really customized to their

and really customized to their particular needs and that thought stayed

particular needs and that thought stayed

particular needs and that thought stayed with me over the years as I visited many

with me over the years as I visited many

with me over the years as I visited many of our projects in different countries

of our projects in different countries

of our projects in different countries but no more so than in 2013 when I was

but no more so than in 2013 when I was

but no more so than in 2013 when I was in Sierra Leone we had been funding a

in Sierra Leone we had been funding a

in Sierra Leone we had been funding a project for high school girls education

project for high school girls education

project for high school girls education there and as I often do I’d like to

there and as I often do I’d like to

there and as I often do I’d like to visit other projects and kind of

visit other projects and kind of

visit other projects and kind of benchmark where we are so I decided to

benchmark where we are so I decided to

benchmark where we are so I decided to spend a bit of time also at the

spend a bit of time also at the

spend a bit of time also at the elementary schools now elementary school

elementary schools now elementary school

elementary schools now elementary school in Sierra Leone in the Northern District

in Sierra Leone in the Northern District

in Sierra Leone in the Northern District very rural isolated area of course is

very rural isolated area of course is

very rural isolated area of course is not at all like it is here

not at all like it is here

not at all like it is here the classrooms in one particular class

the classrooms in one particular class

the classrooms in one particular class the teacher might have 30 40 maybe 50

the teacher might have 30 40 maybe 50

the teacher might have 30 40 maybe 50 students and the reason is is that

students and the reason is is that

students and the reason is is that there’s a huge lack of qualified

there’s a huge lack of qualified

there’s a huge lack of qualified teachers around the world it’s actually

teachers around the world it’s actually

teachers around the world it’s actually estimated that there’s 69 million

estimated that there’s 69 million

estimated that there’s 69 million trained teachers that are still needed

trained teachers that are still needed

trained teachers that are still needed today to meet the demand over the next

today to meet the demand over the next

today to meet the demand over the next 10 years in developing countries so you

10 years in developing countries so you

10 years in developing countries so you have a teacher with many students in the

have a teacher with many students in the

have a teacher with many students in the class and there’s usually a chalkboard

class and there’s usually a chalkboard

class and there’s usually a chalkboard but that’s pretty well it there’s not

but that’s pretty well it there’s not

but that’s pretty well it there’s not often many teaching aides posters or

often many teaching aides posters or

often many teaching aides posters or maps on the wall the kids don’t usually

maps on the wall the kids don’t usually

maps on the wall the kids don’t usually each have a textbook and school supplies

each have a textbook and school supplies

each have a textbook and school supplies are in very short order they’ll often

are in very short order they’ll often

are in very short order they’ll often just be writing practicing their letters

just be writing practicing their letters

just be writing practicing their letters and numbers on a slate with chalk as you

and numbers on a slate with chalk as you

and numbers on a slate with chalk as you can see sometimes the classrooms aren’t

can see sometimes the classrooms aren’t

can see sometimes the classrooms aren’t even completely separate they’re only

even completely separate they’re only

even completely separate they’re only separated by a half bamboo wall so you

separated by a half bamboo wall so you

separated by a half bamboo wall so you can imagine how it gets pretty noisy in

can imagine how it gets pretty noisy in

can imagine how it gets pretty noisy in there and of course there’s no

there and of course there’s no

there and of course there’s no electricity there’s no computers and

electricity there’s no computers and

electricity there’s no computers and there’s no access to the Internet so

there’s no access to the Internet so

there’s no access to the Internet so when I was there I decided to spend a

when I was there I decided to spend a

when I was there I decided to spend a little bit of time with the kids in

little bit of time with the kids in

little bit of time with the kids in grade 5 in grade 6 and it became very

grade 5 in grade 6 and it became very

grade 5 in grade 6 and it became very clear very quickly that they weren’t

clear very quickly that they weren’t

clear very quickly that they weren’t learning it even close to their grade

learning it even close to their grade

learning it even close to their grade level their reading and writing skills

level their reading and writing skills

level their reading and writing skills were nowhere near where they should be

were nowhere near where they should be

were nowhere near where they should be and it was heartbreaking because you

and it was heartbreaking because you

and it was heartbreaking because you know how much the parents have to give

know how much the parents have to give

know how much the parents have to give up to make sure that their kids can

up to make sure that their kids can

up to make sure that their kids can attend school and they count so much on

attend school and they count so much on

attend school and they count so much on a quality education to help their

a quality education to help their

a quality education to help their children and to help the family get out

children and to help the family get out

children and to help the family get out of poverty and yet it wasn’t working at

of poverty and yet it wasn’t working at

of poverty and yet it wasn’t working at all in fact it’s estimated that if we

all in fact it’s estimated that if we

all in fact it’s estimated that if we continued investing and supporting

continued investing and supporting

continued investing and supporting education in the developing world as we

education in the developing world as we

education in the developing world as we have for the past 20 years it’s going to

have for the past 20 years it’s going to

have for the past 20 years it’s going to take 100 years before all girls around

take 100 years before all girls around

take 100 years before all girls around the world get to complete even junior

the world get to complete even junior

the world get to complete even junior secondary school so as we were there or

secondary school so as we were there or

secondary school so as we were there or we were thinking of this we said it just

we were thinking of this we said it just

we were thinking of this we said it just doesn’t really make any sense and I kept

doesn’t really make any sense and I kept

doesn’t really make any sense and I kept thinking back to the idea of the mobile

thinking back to the idea of the mobile

thinking back to the idea of the mobile phones and technology and how that might

phones and technology and how that might

phones and technology and how that might be able to change things so in 2013 we

be able to change things so in 2013 we

be able to change things so in 2013 we decided to do something very different

decided to do something very different

decided to do something very different and we introduced self-directed

and we introduced self-directed

and we introduced self-directed computer-based learning we originally

computer-based learning we originally

computer-based learning we originally started off with a Raspberry Pi which

started off with a Raspberry Pi which

started off with a Raspberry Pi which you see very small device it’s a

you see very small device it’s a

you see very small device it’s a wireless server so it’s basically a

wireless server so it’s basically a

wireless server so it’s basically a computer it just doesn’t have a screen

computer it just doesn’t have a screen

computer it just doesn’t have a screen or a keyboard and the device that we’re

or a keyboard and the device that we’re

or a keyboard and the device that we’re using now we can actually download up to

using now we can actually download up to

using now we can actually download up to 500 gigs of content on this small device

500 gigs of content on this small device

500 gigs of content on this small device now 500 gigs just to give you an

now 500 gigs just to give you an

now 500 gigs just to give you an indication is the equivalent of about

indication is the equivalent of about

indication is the equivalent of about 100,000 books or about 4,000 hours of

100,000 books or about 4,000 hours of

100,000 books or about 4,000 hours of video so we download all this content

video so we download all this content

video so we download all this content onto this server we place it in a room

onto this server we place it in a room

onto this server we place it in a room what we call our Learning Centre which

what we call our Learning Centre which

what we call our Learning Centre which is sometimes just a classroom the kids

is sometimes just a classroom the kids

is sometimes just a classroom the kids come after school so this is an

come after school so this is an

come after school so this is an extracurricular activity and they have

extracurricular activity and they have

extracurricular activity and they have access to all this material at no cost

access to all this material at no cost

access to all this material at no cost they access it through either

they access it through either

they access it through either smartphones or tablets or computers and

smartphones or tablets or computers and

smartphones or tablets or computers and up to 50 devices can connect wirelessly

up to 50 devices can connect wirelessly

up to 50 devices can connect wirelessly at the same time to one device so the

at the same time to one device so the

at the same time to one device so the kids can work on absolutely anything

kids can work on absolutely anything

kids can work on absolutely anything that’s on there and what we’ve done with

that’s on there and what we’ve done with

that’s on there and what we’ve done with our partners is we’ve downloaded

our partners is we’ve downloaded

our partners is we’ve downloaded academic material it all has to be

academic material it all has to be

academic material it all has to be offline it can’t be web-based so it’s

offline it can’t be web-based so it’s

offline it can’t be web-based so it’s somewhat limited but what we have on

somewhat limited but what we have on

somewhat limited but what we have on there is literacy software based on

there is literacy software based on

there is literacy software based on phonics there’s math tutorials science

phonics there’s math tutorials science

phonics there’s math tutorials science history geography agriculture health

history geography agriculture health

history geography agriculture health coding music there is so much content on

coding music there is so much content on

coding music there is so much content on there and what is truly interesting is

there and what is truly interesting is

there and what is truly interesting is that the kids can now see this material

that the kids can now see this material

that the kids can now see this material in ways that they’ve never seen it

in ways that they’ve never seen it

in ways that they’ve never seen it before

before

before there’s maps there’s games there’s

there’s maps there’s games there’s

there’s maps there’s games there’s interactive videos there’s talks

interactive videos there’s talks

interactive videos there’s talks there’s role models from around the

there’s role models from around the

there’s role models from around the world and they can actually reach this

world and they can actually reach this

world and they can actually reach this content at their own pace and they can

content at their own pace and they can

content at their own pace and they can work on what they want and what they

work on what they want and what they

work on what they want and what they feel they need and what’s truly amazing

feel they need and what’s truly amazing

feel they need and what’s truly amazing about this is that we can reach some of

about this is that we can reach some of

about this is that we can reach some of the hundreds of millions of kids around

the hundreds of millions of kids around

the hundreds of millions of kids around the world who don’t have access to

the world who don’t have access to

the world who don’t have access to electricity or the Internet who live in

electricity or the Internet who live in

electricity or the Internet who live in rural isolated areas and who could

rural isolated areas and who could

rural isolated areas and who could benefit from some of this amazing

benefit from some of this amazing

benefit from some of this amazing content that’s being developed around

content that’s being developed around

content that’s being developed around the world

the world

the world by some of the greatest universities

by some of the greatest universities

by some of the greatest universities NGOs and social entrepreneurs isn’t it

NGOs and social entrepreneurs isn’t it

NGOs and social entrepreneurs isn’t it about time that we place these tools to

about time that we place these tools to

about time that we place these tools to unleash the unexpected potential the

unleash the unexpected potential the

unleash the unexpected potential the biker in every child in every girl and

biker in every child in every girl and

biker in every child in every girl and enabled her to surprise us with what she

enabled her to surprise us with what she

enabled her to surprise us with what she can accomplish and change the world

can accomplish and change the world

can accomplish and change the world thank you

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