The Huffington Post – Paige Lavender
“First Lady Michelle Obama announced a new effort called “Let Girls Learn” to help girls around the world get access to education. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed published Monday, Obama said she will join Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, to “announce a new partnership to educate girls across the globe” this week in Tokyo. Obama said it’s critical other countries contribute in order to make an impact. “[G]iven the magnitude of the challenge, U.S. action alone will not suffice, nor will the efforts of just a few concerned countries,” Obama wrote. “That is why this week in Japan, we will call for countries around the world to join us by making their own investments to help girls learn.'”(more)