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Established by Safeena Husain in 2007, Foundation to Educate Girls Globally (also known as Educate Girls) is a nonprofit that focuses on mobilizing communities for girls' education in India's rural and educationally backward areas. Strongly aligned with the 'Right to Education Act, Educate Girls aims to achieve behavioral, social, and economic transformation for all girls toward an India where all children have equal opportunities to access quality education.
Educate Girls operates in over 18,000+ villages in three states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh in India. By leveraging the Government's existing investment in schools and engaging with 18,000+ community volunteers, Educate Girls works toward the enrollment and retention of girls and improving foundational skills in literacy and numeracy for all children (both girls and boys).