Nike Foundation and Buffetts Join to Invest $100 million in Girls

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Broadening impact: Supporting successful programs to expand their reach to even more girls is one key to fueling the girl effect. BRAC in Bangladesh is one such program. (Photo: Business Wire)

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Expanding success: After creating successful girl-focused safe spaces and microfinance programs to older girls in Bangladesh, BRAC is now bringing its model to Tanzania and Uganda. (Photo: Business Wire)

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From the ground up small-scale, grassroots programs for girls are informed by local expertise, networks and cultural propriety. Here, EMpower and Nishtha (which means "devotion" in Bengali) in West Bengal provide tools and training for girls to educate their peers about issues such as reproductive health. (Photo: Business Wire)

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Seeking out girls too young to access women's programs, and too isolated to benefit from youth programs, girls are often cut off from development progress. Global Fund for Children leverages its local expertise to redirect funds to girl-specific work in community-based organizations in 11 countries. ((c) Andrea Camuto/The Global Fund for Children/International Center of Photography Fellow)

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New approaches finding, funding and refining innovative programs that work for girls is critical to accelerating the girl effect. Instituto Promundo in Brazil offers workshops for boys and men designed to shift cultural expectations and attitudes about the roles of males and the value of girls. (Photo: Business Wire)

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girleffect.org tells the story of girls creating a ripple impact on their families, communities and nations. Created by the Nike Foundation, it provides the tools for girl champions to spread the word.