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How to better support girls globally?

Fast Company Tech

Nations like Burkina Faso and Liberia are cutting the share of girls subjected to the practice over the last 30 years by half. In Afghanistan, girls are barred from high school and college classrooms due to national restrictions. But there is hope. An estimated 129 million girls are not in school, globally.

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President's Update: Summer 2008

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Our work in Liberia, funded by the State Department in support of the Truth Commission (TRC) continues. Benetech's Human Rights Program Manager, Kristen Cibelli, has just relocated to Liberia for at least six months. You can visit our Colombia Project Page to read more about this work.

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