Ask Obama to Protect Poor Girl Children

[Guest guest]

Dear Shakti Sadhana Member,

 

Each day poor children around the world are abandoned at birth, barely fed by

their parents, forbidden to go to school, targeted for sexual violence and

exploitation.

 

Why are these children singled out? Because they are girls.

 

When I watched this video [link below], I was shocked to see the overwhelming

discrimination against girls in the developing world:

 

URL: http://www.planusa.org/becauseiamagirl/video/becauseiamagirl.wmv

TINY URL: http://tinyurl.com/b42ntd

 

But with your help, the United States can take bold steps toward bringing hope

and empowerment to young girls.

 

Please take a moment to watch this powerful video, and then ask President Obama

to help girls in the developing world today:

 

URL:

http://www.planusa.org/becauseiamagirl/takeaction.php?tp=VE1HUj0xLHRpZD04MjkwMzg\

s

TINY URL: http://tinyurl.com/aprk8o

 

There are three specific, realistic steps that President Obama can take today:

 

* Require birth registration, which will protect girls from early marriage and

child labor, and enable them to vote and get jobs;

 

* Ensure that girls benefit as much as boys from aid money given to developing

countries; and

 

* Help create a procedure that would enable girls and boys to voice complaints

against their governments.

 

Protecting the rights of girls promotes the health and economic growth of their

communities and nations. Plan USA works to open doors for girls in developing

countries — but we can't do it alone. We need world leaders to take notice and

take action. We need concerned and compassionate activists like you to push

President Obama to end discrimination against girls.

 

Watch our video and ask President Obama to stand up for the rights of girls!

 

Then spread the word to friends and family. Make sure they understand the

urgency of this crisis and ask them to take action too.

 

Thank you for being an important part of Plan USA's mission, every day.

 

For the children,

 

W. Ahuma Adodoadji

President/CEO

Plan USA

[Guest guest]

Hey DB,

 

This is awesome, I signed and I sent. However I never could get the whole video

to play. I wish they would also post a copy on YouTube.com. I prefer to send

that then a wmv file as not everyone can play them.

 

Nonetheless, the point is that we can share some hope with others.

 

Jai Maa!

 

pr

 

, " Devi Bhakta " <devi_bhakta wrote:

>

> Dear Shakti Sadhana Member,

>

> Each day poor children around the world are abandoned at birth, barely fed by

their parents, forbidden to go to school, targeted for sexual violence and

exploitation.

>

> Why are these children singled out? Because they are girls.

>

> When I watched this video [link below], I was shocked to see the overwhelming

discrimination against girls in the developing world:

>

> URL: http://www.planusa.org/becauseiamagirl/video/becauseiamagirl.wmv

> TINY URL: http://tinyurl.com/b42ntd

>

> But with your help, the United States can take bold steps toward bringing hope

and empowerment to young girls.

>

> Please take a moment to watch this powerful video, and then ask President

Obama to help girls in the developing world today:

>

> URL:

http://www.planusa.org/becauseiamagirl/takeaction.php?tp=VE1HUj0xLHRpZD04MjkwMzg\

s

> TINY URL: http://tinyurl.com/aprk8o

>

> There are three specific, realistic steps that President Obama can take today:

>

> * Require birth registration, which will protect girls from early marriage and

child labor, and enable them to vote and get jobs;

>

> * Ensure that girls benefit as much as boys from aid money given to developing

countries; and

>

> * Help create a procedure that would enable girls and boys to voice complaints

against their governments.

>

> Protecting the rights of girls promotes the health and economic growth of

their communities and nations. Plan USA works to open doors for girls in

developing countries — but we can't do it alone. We need world leaders to take

notice and take action. We need concerned and compassionate activists like you

to push President Obama to end discrimination against girls.

>

> Watch our video and ask President Obama to stand up for the rights of girls!

>

> Then spread the word to friends and family. Make sure they understand the

urgency of this crisis and ask them to take action too.

>

> Thank you for being an important part of Plan USA's mission, every day.

>

> For the children,

>

> W. Ahuma Adodoadji

> President/CEO

> Plan USA

>