Michelle Obama’s Let Girls Learn initiative partnered with Girl Rising for 62 Million Girls, a social campaign that aims to highlight the need for girls’ education worldwide. The number refers to the amount of girls not in school. Obama was at the New York Global Citizen Festival, where she announced the campaign, saying:
I see myself in these girls. I see my daughters in these girls. These girls are our girls, and I simply can’t walk away from them. So for me, this is truly a moral issue.
Many have shared support on Instagram and Twitter, and the website features a “Yearbook” of these tweets.
In school, I learned how to speak up for myself. #62MillionGirls don’t have that chance. http://t.co/xzBLsIl16r –mo pic.twitter.com/lVVkv7vcDD
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 26, 2015
In school I learned to pretend I read Moby Dick. #62milliongirls don’t have that chance. http://t.co/gsZTylh3ry pic.twitter.com/IcCOS1CDWY
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 26, 2015
I was all smiles because I got to go to school and be myself. #62MillionGirls don’t have that chance. Let’s end that. 62milliongirls.com A photo posted by Mindy Kaling (@mindykaling) on
In school I learned to apply cultural&historical context.#62MillionGirls dont have that chance http://t.co/aI43hQ38xs pic.twitter.com/YV9NsCoxUP
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 27, 2015
You can learn more about #62MillionGirls, Girl Rising, and Let Girls Learn at 62milliongirls.com
(via CNN)
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