She's the First at Simmons

The STF Annual Report for 2017 is here! Learn more about this year's milestones here:

She's the First's 2017 Annual Report Here's why I love She's the First and their work to fight gender inequality through education. That's some serious impact.

A striking report by UNICEF outlines the deficit of girls' education in Afghanistan: read about it here

UNICEF: Up to 60% of Afghan girls out of school The spread in violence has forced many schools to close, undermining fragile gains in education for girls

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our Tie-Dye Event on Thursday!! We had such a fun time and your contributions mean a lot to us 😄

She's the First is holding a Tie Dye event NOW in the Student Activities Center until 3! Please stop by to decorate a shirt and help support our scholars in Guatemala!

Thank you everyone who came to our open mic yesterday! We heard a lot of cool poems and some foot-tapping songs as well, and some pretty funny stories! Special thanks to Simmons Speaks for co-hosting this event with us! We look forward to working with you again!

We had such a great time at the Connections Carnival this afternoon! Hope to see everyone at our first meeting this Sunday (9/17) at 7 pm in the Smith First Floor Lounge.

Check this out!

This depressing Hogwarts acceptance letter is going viral. You should read it. No one wants this letter from Professor McGonagall.

This is a picture of Ajit George who is the son of the founder of Shanti Bhavan, one of the partner schools in India. His talk today at the was one of the most interesting to me as he talked about 'intersectional poverty'. This is the idea that there are many obstacles that those in poverty deal with, as many fight against generational debt, a high rate of su***de, caste prejudice, racial prejudice, and overall a lack of hope that must be remedied if we are to uplift those in poverty.

Day one of is complete! It's been a whirlwind day of meeting inspiring women from all over the world who all believe in the same cause. I've been learning so much and I'm so happy I have a chance to be part of this organization and run the chapter next year! Shoutout to Kelsea for starting our chapter and being a wonderful mentor to me!

We have received our quarterly update on how our girls down in Guatemala are doing and we would like to share with everyone!

Maria and Hellen both go to Starfish One by One in Guatemala, which recently got a new school!
Maria is in her final year of her specialized track to be an early childhood education teacher. She is a very persistent young woman who supports her family by making necklaces in her free time, helping to cover the costs of her studies.
Hellen is in her third and final year of her specialized track to be an early childhood education teacher. She and her family are very excited about graduation in November, a goal she considered to be very ambitious a couple years ago. Hellen's next goal is to get into the university with a scholarship, a goal she will reach by maintaining strong grades.

These girls and others like them are the reason for this organization. Please take the time to donate, especially at this time, when the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is matching funds! You can donate here: https://www.crowdrise.com/tacklepoverty

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Join us and She's the First at Lasell this week in celebrating Women's History Month! We will be departing from Simmons at 6:30pm (meet in front of Simmons Hall on Res. campus).

Event details can be found on the event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1882372018671572/