Girl Talk helps educate girls

Change the world – educate girls.

Way back when I was a promotions rep, I met an interesting couple. Funnily enough I clicked immediately with them, and as the relationship grew, I developed an interest not only in their design business, but in one of their personal passions – education for girls in developing nations.

It started out as a paper donation, giving them a small amount of unsellable, odd-sized board that could be used to print some greeting cards for fund raising, and ended up as a passion – an answer to the world’s myriad problems.

Why?

• Because educated women have fewer children, putting less strain on the environment;
• Because educated women experience lower childhood mortality;
• Because educated women put a greater financial return into their families and through their efforts produce higher income for the family and their nation;
• Because educated women understand the value of education and seek it for their own children;
• Because educated women potentially raise more tolerant sons;
• Because the education of girls can eliminate poverty and discrimination against women. Worldwide. Forever.

THIS IS AS BIG AS IT GETS!

If you don’t believe me, go to www.becauseiamagirl.com.au and read the reports. Leading aid organisation, Plan International has done the research. The facts are all there.

Alas, as a small organisation, Leaf can only start small. But as the song goes, “from little things, big things grow”.

We have to start somewhere, so we are donating $1 for every Girl Talk and Kid Stuff themed product sold to go towards educating girls in developing nations. This money will be given to Room to Read’s girls’ scholarship program, which supports girls in developing nations such as Nepal, Cambodia, India and Zambia, finish secondary schooling. For our first year or two, we may only support a few girls, but how fantastic would it be to see our efforts help hundreds or even thousands of girls?

Of such, our dreams are made.

Give a girl a chance by choosing Leaf’s Girl Talk and Kid Stuff products.