Global Girls Alliance - Obama Foundation

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

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News & Updates

Talking about the challenges facing 98 million girls around the world in getting their education with these champions! ⁦@girlsalliance⁩ ⁦@ObamaFoundation⁩ ⁦@MichelleObama⁩ #ObamaSummit pic.twitter.com/GMN8penZro
— Tina Tchen (@TinaTchen) November 19, 2018

Honoured to be joining @ObamaFoundation and @girlsalliance at #ObamaSummit to exchange energies and discuss the important of girls’ education. Follow along! ❤️🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/gRZ53cYlHp
— Lilly Singh (@IISuperwomanII) November 19, 2018

Right now, 98 million adolescent girls are not in school. Every single one of them has a story. Today at the #ObamaSummit, Laxmi Nishad shared hers.

Watch here and then visit https://t.co/mwETViCPiR to support organizations that are changing girls’ lives every day. pic.twitter.com/yCEKTbujwL
— Global Girls Alliance (@girlsalliance) November 19, 2018

I can be anything I want to be. Education has changed my life. I believe that all girls should fight to get an education.

Kiran Sahu, a member of the Global Girls Alliance

Here we go! We’re LIVE at the #ObamaSummit.

Tune in at https://t.co/TSOaaQh4T0 to see Laxmi Nishad, Kiran Sahu, and Dr. Urvashi Sahni share their stories about adolescent girls’ education in India and their dream of a world where every girl can go to school. pic.twitter.com/gtrRsPkfQx
— Global Girls Alliance (@girlsalliance) November 19, 2018

When you educate a girl, you educate a family, a community, a country.

Michelle Obama

"Every alliance needs allies." Thanks to everyone who joined us today on the @TODAYShow to kick off the #GlobalGirlsAlliance.

Take action at https://t.co/TpUehd7s3L. pic.twitter.com/6iktgQOLJz
— @girlsalliance (@girlsalliance) October 11, 2018

JUST ANNOUNCED: Join @MichelleObama and the @girlsalliance as we work to give adolescent girls around the world the opportunities and access to the education they deserve: https://t.co/XYSqhBPQRm #GlobalGirlsAlliance https://t.co/knXOsBE4uR
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) October 11, 2018

Educating girls doesn't just transform their life prospects—it transforms the prospects of their families, communities, and nations.

Michelle Obama

Every girl on the planet should have the same opportunity to fulfill and shape her own destiny.

Michelle Obama