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Passion. A single thought has the power to change the world around us and through the Passion Project students are given an academic outlet that they never had before to explore their own dreams. At Passaic County Technical Institute, all sophomores in English II Honors work on a year-long endeavor to show amazing progress in any area of their choice. Students have done remarkable things from building robots, to learning languages, to raising thousands of dollars to support charitable causes. When the passion project was first introduced, I being a perpetually tired and chronically procrastinating individual ran through a list of cliche ideas. I attempted to find something inside of a box, but the deep desires I held to make an impact on the world ,however small were brought forth to the surface. After watching a heartbreaking documentary “Girl Rising”, I decided that I would devote my time to bring awareness and raise money for the millions of girls who still remain out of school in this day.
Being a girl of Indian descent, I have experienced the cultural beliefs although not to the same extreme which leads to millions of girls in my own country being married off as young as 13 or trapped in the sex trafficking mafias which run rampant in the nation. It is impossible to deny that India is still very much a patriarchy as women’s education is often viewed as irrelevant in comparison to traits that make them a more suitable bride. Learning how to cook, clean, or take care of children is seen as superior to understanding calculus, physics, or reading classic literature. Although in urbanized areas of India, we now see more women entering workforces which had earlier been dominated by men there is still a significant gap between the two genders. Girl Rising as a global campaign aims to change attitudes towards girls’ education and empower women to bring progress to the world around them.
Girl Rising operates in coordination with Unicef, the United Nations Foundation, Room to Read and many other organizations to spread one powerful message: investing in girls can transform societies, thrive communities, grow economies, and stabilize countries. The goal of this foundation is to break vicious cycles of poverty by helping more girls get an access to a proper education. Education is a powerful weapon in the fight against terrorism, illiteracy, and practices like child marriage and sex trafficking which plague developing countries. Girl Rising provides essential resources like school supplies, uniforms, and equipment that every classroom needs. With just $50, we can help pay a girl’s school fees for an entire year and these small changes lead to a significant impact in the international community. Women are often undervalued in our society, and education unlocks the potential within each. By educating girls, we raise a future generation of doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, and leaders who will shape the world around us. They will become the role models for the next generation of women and remind them that gender shouldn’t determine your value. By donating at least $1, you can help us get one step closer to living in a world where all girls will receive a proper education.
You can support this campaign by donating at Gofundme.com/Empowher and all proceeds will be donated directly to the Girl Rising Fund. Educate girls and change the world!
by Andrea Roy
Being a girl of Indian descent, I have experienced the cultural beliefs although not to the same extreme which leads to millions of girls in my own country being married off as young as 13 or trapped in the sex trafficking mafias which run rampant in the nation. It is impossible to deny that India is still very much a patriarchy as women’s education is often viewed as irrelevant in comparison to traits that make them a more suitable bride. Learning how to cook, clean, or take care of children is seen as superior to understanding calculus, physics, or reading classic literature. Although in urbanized areas of India, we now see more women entering workforces which had earlier been dominated by men there is still a significant gap between the two genders. Girl Rising as a global campaign aims to change attitudes towards girls’ education and empower women to bring progress to the world around them.
Girl Rising operates in coordination with Unicef, the United Nations Foundation, Room to Read and many other organizations to spread one powerful message: investing in girls can transform societies, thrive communities, grow economies, and stabilize countries. The goal of this foundation is to break vicious cycles of poverty by helping more girls get an access to a proper education. Education is a powerful weapon in the fight against terrorism, illiteracy, and practices like child marriage and sex trafficking which plague developing countries. Girl Rising provides essential resources like school supplies, uniforms, and equipment that every classroom needs. With just $50, we can help pay a girl’s school fees for an entire year and these small changes lead to a significant impact in the international community. Women are often undervalued in our society, and education unlocks the potential within each. By educating girls, we raise a future generation of doctors, engineers, lawyers, teachers, and leaders who will shape the world around us. They will become the role models for the next generation of women and remind them that gender shouldn’t determine your value. By donating at least $1, you can help us get one step closer to living in a world where all girls will receive a proper education.
You can support this campaign by donating at Gofundme.com/Empowher and all proceeds will be donated directly to the Girl Rising Fund. Educate girls and change the world!
by Andrea Roy
Organizer
Mini Roy Mathews
Organizer
Hawthorne, NJ
