Some Awesome Videos

I am involved in a women’s organization on campus that volunteers locally with the homeless shelter, etc as well as working with CARE:

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. We place special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE’s community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters, and helps people rebuild their lives.

Below are some videos that I find really inspiring and that show the practical reasons behind why females in less developed countries matter (when their culture so often says/treats them as though they do not) and should be given the opportunity to receive an education, start a business, wait for marriage, be respected…