Educate Girls Globally

educate girls globally (egg) transforms the lives of girls through education, leading to large-scale, sustainable social change throughout the developing world. as a valued partner, egg leverages underutilized government investments in education and encourages all stakeholders to promote school reform. since 2002, egg's model has benefited over 600,000 girls and nearly one million total students in india. in 2013, egg launched a new empowerment program for girls in secondary schools that boosts their confidence and leadership skills while improving the access and quality of their education. educate girls globally (egg) was founded in 1999 by a. lawrence chickering. his background in public policy ignited egg’s strategy for partnering with governments to promote girls’ education and reform government schools. in 2002, egg’s first operational project began in 50 government schools in uttarakhand, india. working with a local partner, the pilot encompassed 1,400 primary schools. in 2006