The launch of EFA FTI's Fast Tracking Girls' Education Report to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day was widely followed and retweeted in the social media sphere. See below tweets from Shakira, Nina Garcia and Angelique Kidjo as well as a speech by US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Stay tuned for more news @GPforEducation and friend us on Facebook/GlobalPartnership.
Today, far fewer girls than boys finish school. Let's get ALL girls in school! Happy 100th International Women's Day! @EducationFTI #IWD
4:11 PM - 8 Mar 2011 Nina Garcia @ninagarciaEducated girls become healthier women, raise healthier children. Happy 100th International Women's Day! @EducationFTI
Angelique Kidjo @angeliquekidjo
Educated girls make stronger, healthier, wealthier women. Put ALL girls in school! Happy 100th International Women's Day! @EducationFTI