On this #GivingTuesday, we kindly request your support and generosity towards the Rukmini Foundation. The Rukmini Foundation was established in 2011 to address the root causes of discrimination and disenfranchisement faced by girls in vulnerable areas of Nepal. With that goal in mind, our mission is to empower girls through quality education, with the aim of eradicating child marriage, ending gender inequality, and creating a more equitable and prosperous Nepal.

The data behind the need to educate girls is compelling:

A girl in the developing world with at least 7 years of education:
- Marries 4 years later
- Has 2.2 fewer children
- Source: Report on Adolescent Girls
Just 1 extra year of primary school increases a girls’ future earnings by 10-20% and 1 extra year of secondary school increases it by 15-25%. Source: Returns to Investment in Education: A Further Update. World Bank 2002.

In order to promote development in impoverished nations like Nepal, we have to support the most important agents of change … the young girls. It is this belief that drives our organization to provide educational opportunities for underprivileged girls in Nepal. By empowering these girls, we believe that we are fostering the next generation of mothers, employees and employers, and community leaders.

The Rukmini Foundation is hoping to cultivate these leaders through our holistic program of quality education, health & wellness services, and mentoring. We believe that simply providing access to education is not enough as we have to provide a quality education. We also want to ensure the health and wellness of the girls as they seek to empower themselves, and we also provide mentoring so that these girls believe in their own power to change their futures and the future of their communities.

GivingTuesday to Empower Girls through Education

By RUKMINI FOUNDATION

GivingTuesday to Empower Girls through Education

EMPOWERING GIRLS THROUGH EDUCATION

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