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New Girls Club Launches at Brooklyn Heights School!

Posted on January 11, 2011

It’s a new year, and already, we’ve got a lot of new projects going! Our Girls Clubs have certainly been growing, and we’re happy to announce that another site in New York City has launched in Brooklyn Heights. The new … Continue reading →

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LitWorld Girls Club in Erbil, Iraq, Rise as Leaders.

Posted on December 17, 2010

After the first meeting for the Venos Girls Clubs in Erbil, Iraq, most of the young women now have the spirit to be leaders and to make change. I asked them, “What is the thing that made you happy last … Continue reading →

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The Knitting Story by Red Rose Girls Club

Posted on December 13, 2010

The Girls of Red Rose Girls Club in Kibera, Kenya, wrote another story! Thank you Jeff Okoth for sharing and sending this over. Read their original story below:

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Give to Girls All Over the World.

Posted on December 6, 2010

If you have visited this blog before, you are familiar with LitWorld’s work in empowering young women in countries such as Kenya, Iraq, Ghana, Liberia, and in various locations in the U.S. This Holiday season, we have decided to engage … Continue reading →

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Introducing the “Venus Girls Club in Erbil”!

Posted on November 27, 2010

Girls Clubs in Iraq have officially launched in Erbil,with 13 young women in participation! When the girls were asked what to expect from the program, they replied that they expected Girls Club to “empower our personality in the right way, … Continue reading →

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Girls Club Kibera is on a Roll!

Posted on November 26, 2010

The Girls Clubs of Kibera have been on a roll all year, participating in numerous uplifting projects thanks to the leadership of Joscelyn O. Truitt and Jeff Okoth. The photo above shows the girls with a remarkable quilt made especially … Continue reading →

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Virtual Training with Kenya: LitWorld Embraces the Future!

Posted on November 18, 2010

Live from the Red Rose School in Kenya Because we are a global organization working on an international platform, we aren’t always able to meet with our partners face to face. Well, actually, yes we can! We at LitWorld love … Continue reading →

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LitWorld Girls Club Launches in Erbil, Iraq!

Posted on November 15, 2010

Young women from the Together organization in Erbil, Iraq As you may remember from earlier this season, we at LitWorld launched a campaign to benefit students in Iraq called “Change is in the Air”, a campaign to send school supplies … Continue reading →

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“What We Care About” Part 2 (Accra Ghana)

Posted on November 4, 2010

Here are photos of the letters the Girls in Ghana wrote. Though they are thousands of miles away from our New York office, it seems we can sense and feel the warmth of their smiles through these pieces. Thank you … Continue reading →

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“What We Care About”, Part 1 (From Accra, Ghana)

Posted on November 4, 2010

Last week, the Harlem Polo Grounds Girls Club offered their own missions of how they would change the world. This week, Madison’s group in Accra, Ghana, share their own ways of changing the world and sharing compassion. Take a look … Continue reading →

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