Over 60 million school-aged girls worldwide are not receiving an education. They face several obstacles on a daily basis, and most people do not even know about it. Many organizations have been created to help those girls. One of them is called Girl Rising, and they are dedicated to spreading awareness of the issue itself. They have ambassadors everywhere, and anyone can sign up.

As a Girl Rising ambassador in the East Bay, I took the cause of girls’ education to Logitech, a technology company in the Silicon Valley. It was a huge success. Any small contribution makes a difference, and Logitech made a huge one by hosting a presentation and allowing me to talk about the challenges preventing girls worldwide from going to school to their community of professionals.

They took the next step, and engaged with a local organization by putting together cool technology packages to donate to Girls Incorporated of Alameda County. Like Girl Rising, they are focused on girls’ education, and work everyday “to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold” by offering a variety of academic programs and counseling services.