The future of our world is only as bright as our girls

Today, more than 98 million adolescent girls around the world are not in school. That’s a lot of empty desks—and a lot of dreams that are being cut short.

When girls get the opportunities they deserve, amazing things start to happen; poverty goes down, economies grow, families get stronger, and babies are born healthier. And the world, by all accounts, gets better.

Join the Girls Opportunity Alliance to take action to help adolescent girls and the grassroots leaders working to educate them.

And tune in below to see highlights from Mrs. Obama's conversation with leaders from the Girls Opportunity Alliance Network who are working to help girls across the world access education during the COVID-19 pandemic.