EPISODE · Sep 4, 2019 · 7 MIN
Gift of Education
from United Women in Faith: response · host United Women in Faith
A United Methodist Women A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial grant helped University for Girls build an online platform, website and mobile app to help the young women stay connected to one another and the world. “I think it’s important for young women to have opportunities to mobilize, learn and improve themselves,” said Zhao, who plans to go back to her village and teach music. An, who is studying forestry, is happy to be in school not just for education she receives but for the connections she makes. “I’ve joined a lot of groups. I’m very happy to be part of the University for Girls program,” she said. “Many of the students in the program are also from rural village families, they are kind and happy. We help one another, support one another. It is very good.- - -This episode originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of response magazine.Visit UnitedMethodistWomen.org to find out more.
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A United Methodist Women A Call to Prayer and Self-Denial grant helped University for Girls build an online platform, website and mobile app to help the young women stay connected to one another and the world. “I think it’s important for young women to have opportunities to mobilize, learn and improve themselves,” said Zhao, who plans to go back to her village and teach music. An, who is studying forestry, is happy to be in school not just for education she receives but for the connections she makes. “I’ve joined a lot of groups. I’m very happy to be part of the University for Girls program,” she said. “Many of the students in the program are also from rural village families, they are kind and happy. We help one another, support one another. It is very good.- - -This episode originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of response magazine.Visit UnitedMethodistWomen.org to find out more.
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