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Apr 24, 2012: GreaterGood.org's charity partners know that indentured servitude or slavery is a constant threat to girls around the world and education is key to helping them escape.
Mar 8, 2012: Education is key. In many parts of the world, girls are unable to attend school for reasons as simple and solvable as not owning a pair of shoes.
Jan 4, 2012: GreaterGood.org gave more than $100,000 to groups providing books to children and other literacy programs in the United States and worldwide in 2011.
Dec 15, 2011: One young Zambian mother credits Room To Read for making a brighter future for her and her daughter.
Dec 5, 2011: In the 19 years since they began, First Book has distributed 80 million books to kids.
Nov 22, 2011: When Rachael did not show up for class, RFR's Social Mobilizers wanted to find this Zambian teenager and help her return to school.
Nov 16, 2011: Twenty-five Hendricks School second graders in Chicago participated in the year-long SitStayRead program fully underwritten by GreaterGood.org in 2010/11 school year.
Nov 2, 2011: ACT Today! for Military Families (ATMF) provides a dedicated fund to assist military families impacted by autism.
Oct 30, 2011: CNN International shows how World Bicycle Relief helps girls receive an education.
Oct 18, 2011: Lisa Halstead, board president of GreaterGood.org, announced that grants totaling more than $2.9 million have gone to 109 charities and nonprofits between January and October 2011.
Sep 16, 2011: Razia's Ray of Hope provides the girls of Afghanistan an opportunity to receive an education.
Aug 4, 2011: Other good news this summer from SitStayRead included a report that nearly 500 students received SitStayRead Summer Reading Fun Packs at the year-end Reading Reward Celebrations
Jul 21, 2011: Since beginning work in Sri Lanka in response to the 2004 tsunami, Room To Read has constructed 228 schools.
Jul 7, 2011: In Africa, educated girls earn higher wages and boost economic growth; are more likely to have smaller, healthier, and better-educated families; and are less likely to contract HIV.
Jun 10, 2011: Since Room To Read began working in Nepal ten years ago, the organization has published 116 local language children's titles and distributed over 1.5 million copies.
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