A bold plan to empower 1.6 million out-of-school girls in India

Title:
A bold plan to empower 1.6 million out-of-school girls in India
Speaker:
Safeena Husain
Description:

"Girls' education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet to help solve some of the world's most difficult problems," says social entrepreneur Safeena Husain. In a visionary talk, she shares her plan to enroll a staggering 1.6 million girls in school over the next five years -- combining advanced analytics with door-to-door community engagement to create new educational pathways for girls in India. (This ambitious plan is part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
09:59
Format: HTML5
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Original