Hi there, Happy International Women’s Day!
Today, I’m celebrating changemakers from the Girls Opportunity Alliance who are working tirelessly to create a brighter future for girls around the world.  Five years ago, I met a young woman in Vietnam who told me how education impacted her life—and her story stays with me to this day. When she was a student, members of Tây Thi’s family burned her books and insisted she get a job and drop out of school.
Fortunately, with the help of Room to Read—an organization we’ve collaborated with through the Girls Opportunity Alliance—Tây Thi was able to continue studying. She took her college exams in secret and was able to finish the education she deserved.
Today, she works as an English teacher, and each year, she pays forward the gift of education by donating 1,000 notebooks to her local school. Seeing Tây Thi’s success also helped her family have a change of heart about the power of education, too.  As we celebrate International Women’s Day, I hope you’ll learn about stories like Tây Thi’s, because everyone deserves to be able to finish school and make the life they dream for themselves.
I hope you’ll join me in empowering young women around the world through the Girls Opportunity Alliance. -Michelle |
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