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Hey there, it's us again.
We have a situation on our hands
and the clock is ticking
When a girl turns 12
and lives in poverty
her future is out of her control
In the eyes of many,
she's a woman now
No, really she is.
She faces the reality of being married
by the age of 14
Pregnant by the time she's 15
and if she survives childbirth
she might have to sell
her body
to support her family
which puts her at risk
for contracting and spreading ***
Not the life you imagined for a 12-year-old
Right?
But...
The good news is there's a solution
Let's rewind to her at
12
Happy and healthy
She visits a doctor regularly
She stays in a school
where she's safe
She uses her education
to earn a living
Now she's calling the shots
and it looks
something like this:
She can avoid ***
She can marry
and have children
when she's ready
and her children
are healthy like she is
Now imagine
this continuing for generation
after generation
You get the picture right?
50 million 12-year-old girls in poverty
equal 50 million solutions
This is the power of the girl effect
An effect that starts with a
12-year-old girl
and impacts the world
The clock is ticking