Of the extraordinary challenges faced by humankind in 2020, the need to reimagine and build a more promising future for girls around the world is more important than ever.
I’ve spent the better part of my career focused on amplifying the voices of some of the world’s most at risk girls. Today, on the eighth International Day of the Girl, let's celebrate their resiliency, strength, and power.
"Boujbeja" means the luck of the desert, but after a severe drought in 1966, they've been fighting the constant push of the sands and must dig 70 meters underground to get water.
As the climate changes, and earth grows hotter, droughts are becoming more severe, making the quest for water more and more difficult.
Finding water is a task that disproportionately falls to women and girls.
Collectively they spend 200 million hours every single daily seeking and hauling water for their communities, a task that steals their time and potential, which is why it's so important to support groups and organizations that make access to clean water a priority.