First Lady Michelle Obama's Education Initiative, "Let Girls Learn" Gets a Family Comm

Jayne, Savannah and Zaire meet at the White House with FLOTUS Michelle Obama's Senior Policy Adviser to align It's A Mother Daughter Thing with Let Girls Learn to address the 62 million girls around the world who are not in school. This year is about spreading awareness. Take the pledge and do your share at 62MillionGirls

Let Girls Learn is a United States government initiative to ensure adolescent girls get the education they deserve. Around the world, girls face complex physical, cultural, and financial barriers in accessing education. As a girl grows older the fight to get an education becomes even harder. Her family must be willing to pay school fees. She may have a long, unsafe walk to school. She may be forced to marry. And she often lacks the support she needs to learn.

Yet, we know that educating girls can transform lives, families, communities, and entire countries. When girls are educated, they lead healthier and more productive lives. They gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to break the cycle of poverty and help strengthen their societies. It’s time to Let Girls Learn.

"I SEE MYSELF IN THESE GIRLS, I SEE MY DAUGHTERS IN THESE GIRLS, AND I SIMPLY CANNOT WALK AWAY FROM THEM."

-FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES, MICHELLE OBAMA