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

TED Talks Daily (SD video)

English - September 23, 2019 14:50 - ★★★★ - 1.7K ratings
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"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.)