Stella's Voice | There is no one in the entire world more vulnerable to sex trafficking than orphaned girls

I am an orphan. No one cares about me. I am hungry. I am cold. I am despised. I am abandoned. I am abused. I am Stella’s Voice. A voice is all that is left of Stella, a handicapped orphan. Homeless, powerless, silenced. Used by evil men. Dead at nineteen. I am Stella’s Voice. I am the voice of orphans. I am their prayer for food, for warmth, for love. I am their cry for protection from sex traffickers. Will you be Stella’s Voice too? Together, we can make her voice louder. Together, our prayers are more powerful. Together, we can make a difference. Will you be Stella’s Voice?

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Girls Leadership Institute | Changing the face of leadership

Join us for the 3rd Annual Raise the Bar Event, a night of networking, cocktails, snacks and cupcakes to benefit the Girl’s Leadership Institute. The Girl’s Leadership Institute is a free day of leadership training for middle and high school girls. Support future women leaders and register today!

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Girls For A Change | Make a Difference!

So, you want to change the world –or at least make a difference in a girl’s life? Imagine working with teen girls to change their lives and their neighborhood. If this sounds like your kind of activism, become a coach for Girls for a Change.

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Youth Social Policy and Development Division | Promoting Social Development For All

The Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) is part of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Secretariat. The Division seeks to strengthen international cooperation for social development, particularly in the areas of poverty eradication, productive employment and decent work and the social inclusion of older persons, youth, family, persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, persons in situations of conflict and other groups or persons marginalized from society and development.
Mission Statement
The main objective of the Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) is to strengthen international cooperation for social development, in the context of the comprehensive and detailed framework of commitments and policies for action by Governments, intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations provided by the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, with particular attention to the three core issues of poverty eradication, employment generation and social integration, in contributing to the creation of an international community that enables the building of secure, just, free and harmonious societies offering opportunities and higher standards of living for all.

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