Reducing infant mortality rates by keeping hundreds of thousands of low-birth-weight and premature infants warm.
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January 29, 2015
The firms helping teenage girls
A look at three small businesses that are all aiming to help improve the lives of adolescent girls living in poverty around the world.
Read on BBC News »January 23, 2015
Lifting Young Girls From Poverty With–What Else?–An Accelerator
Focusing on girls in the developing world is a proven strategy. These companies just need a little boost to do it.
Read on Fast Company »November 12, 2014
Startups in Nike-backed accelerator put girls first in fight against global poverty
The 'Girl Effect' accelerator targets companies that have the potential to lift young women out of poverty.
Read on Mashable »October 7, 2014
The Girl Effect Accelerator Launches, Aiming To Help Girls Earning Less Than $2 A Day
And it’s not just do-gooding: it believes companies that serve this demographic are the future of business.
Read on Fast Company »October 2, 2014
Nike Foundation and The Unreasonable Group Announce World’s First Accelerator Program to Benefit Girls in Poverty
The Nike Foundation and The Unreasonable Group today announced the launch of The Girl Effect Accelerator. The new accelerator program is the first in
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