Recently, public outcry over the abuse of women in India and kidnapping of girls in Africa has reached a critical level. This growing passion has led news outlets to ask Michele Rickett, President of She Is Safe, to share her comprehensive perspective on these deplorable events.
Michele has been working for over 20 years to free and equip exploited women and girls across the globe, and is eager to spread her passion for forgotten girls to other justice-minded people. Read her op-ed in Christian Post below, as well as other articles in which she discusses the importance of equipping girls in the light of the recent terrorist acts of Boko Haram.
From Exploitation to Empowerment of Girls: Why We must Change the Status Quo
Other coverage:
http://reliefweb.int/reprt/nigeria/rights-advocates-kidnapping-rape-women-and-girls-too-common
http://www.voanews.com/content/abductions-kidnapping-schoolgirls-nigeria-violence-abuse-/1958607.html