You Can Make a Global Impact―One Girl at a Time In Strong Girls, Strong World , Dale Hanson Bourke draws on her international leadership and reporting experience to offer personal insights we can all use as a road map to understanding the issues girls face―and the tangible ways we can each make a difference. Filled with personal stories, hope-filled examples, and specific opportunities, readers will discover how investing in girls changes communities and entire countries - eight areas that create high-impact investments for girls - what leading organizations are doing to change the lives of girls, and - dozens of specific and practical ways you can make a difference today. Investing in the life of a girl can bring about global change. In Strong Girls, Strong World , you’ll find out how to take the first steps. Dale Hanson Bourke believes that girls can change the world, and so do I. This is a book you need to read. Richard Stearns, President Emeritus of World Vision U.S., author of The Hole in Our Gospel With more children in crisis in the world today than ever before, Dale’s message is one we need now. Michael J. Nyenhuis, President and CEO, UNICEF USA This inspiring and practical book gives us all the opportunity to invest in the future of girls. Patricia Heaton, actress and advocate Please read this book to learn how we can help girls soar. Edgar Sandoval Sr., President and CEO of World Vision Dale gives us all the right reasons for why . . . investing in a better future for girls around the world improves life for us all. Martha Holley Newsome, President and CEO, Medical Teams International For too many girls in the world, life is brutally difficult. Even in relatively prosperous countries, girls face more challenges, are more subject to abuse, are less likely to thrive. In this practical and hope-filled book, journalist and advocate Dale Hanson Bourke examines the ways in which so many girls in the world are disadvantaged, highlights where progress is being made―and offers simple, practical steps we can take today to help. You can help girls thrive, right where you are. We all have power through our voices, time, influence, and resources. Choosing to use that power to help girls can and will make all the difference. Strong Girls, Strong World is a rallying cry for everyone who wants to understand how the world can be a better place and is willing to take even a small step to help girls soar.