Michelle Obama is promoting her “Let Girls Learn” initiative.
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US first lady Michelle Obama was visiting Morocco to promote education for girls in the North African kingdom, where only 36 per cent of girls continue school beyond the primary level.
“Let Girls Learn” initiative unites the efforts and programs of several U.S. departments, agencies and government bodies, including the USAID, the MCC, the Peace Corps and the Department of State, to overcome obstacles and challenges impeding the schooling of girls in the world.
In conjunction with Obama’s visit, the United States Agency for International Development announced it would donate $27 million in funding for “Let Girls Learn” in Liberia, which also includes expanding the Peace Corps program there. “By focusing on secondary education, MCC can create greater opportunities for Moroccan students while supporting economic growth and poverty reduction across the country”.
‘Every single person’s story is different, ‘ said Streep, who told the young women she was the first in her family with a university education.
USAID is also giving 400,000 U.S. dollars (£300,000) to create five new girls’ dormitories that will improve educational opportunities for girls from rural areas. The new dormitories will be ready by the next school year.
The US First Lady was accompanied by her two daughters, Malia and Sasha and her mother Marian Robinson. In the North African kingdom of Morocco, only 36 percent of girls continue school beyond the primary level.
President Barack Obama and the first lady launched the initiative previous year to address the barriers that keep more than 62 million girls around the world out of school.
Building on U.S. Government investments and expertise, Let Girls Learn develops new programs, elevates existing programs, leverages public-private partnerships, and engages non-governmental organizations, governments, and private sector partners to commit to improving the lives of adolescent girls worldwide. They hoped to discuss the challenges they face in their educational pursuits.to discuss the challenges facing girls in getting educated.
They also visited a peace corps training facility in Kakata, where the first lady interacted with girls and young women participating in a Girls Leading Our World Camp, also known as GLOW.
Obama’s previous Africa visits as first lady included Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, Senegal and Tanzania.
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Pinto will moderate a discussion Monday between Obama and adolescent girls who have faced obstacles obtaining an education in Liberia and looking at the impact of the Ebola outbreak.
