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  2. Girls, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    The Girls Inc. (Girls Club of America) movement was founded in 1864 in Waterbury, Connecticut. The organization's mission was to help young women who had migrated from rural communities in search of job opportunities, experiencing upheaval in the aftermath of the Civil War. [3] [4] In 1945, fourteen charter Girls Clubs joined together to form a ...

  3. Skill India - Wikipedia

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    15 July 2015; 8 years ago. ( 2015-07-15) Status. Active. Website. www .skillindia .gov .in. Skill India or the National Skills Development Mission of India is a campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is managed by the National Skills Development Corporation of India.

  4. National Empowerment Center - Wikipedia

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    The self-stated mission of NEC is to carry a message of recovery, empowerment, hope and healing to people who have been labeled with mental illness diagnosis. It argues that recovery and empowerment are not the privilege of a few but a process that is possible for everyone to embark on and find help with.

  5. Everett Alvarez High School - Wikipedia

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    Statistics. Everett Alvarez High School is a Title 1 institution with a yearly teacher turnover rate of 33%, a graduation rate of 79%, and a state-recorded drop-out rate over 20%, one of the highest in the nation. [8] [9] It ranks in the lowest 25th percentile of both the national education index for public schools and the California state index.

  6. National Youth Service scandal - Wikipedia

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    National Youth Service scandal. The National Youth Service Scandal was a corruption scandal within Kenya's Ministry of Devolution and Planning. Ksh. 791 million ($7,650,000) is said to have been stolen from the ministry's coffers, with some saying that figure could have been as high as Ksh. 1.8 billion ($17,400,000).

  7. YWCA - Wikipedia

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    YWCA. The Young Women's Christian Association ( YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland, and the nonprofit is headquartered in Washington, DC. The YWCA is independent of the YMCA ...

  8. World Youth Congress - Wikipedia

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    The World Youth Congress is an international event hosted in a multitude of countries since its beginning in 1999. It is for young leaders to come together and discuss world issues. At the first World Youth Congress, which was held in Hawaii in 1999, about 1000 local and international delegates from nearly 180 countries attended. [1]

  9. Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment

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    Overview. Vision: A strong nation of women and children with ensured rights that contributes towards sustainable development. Mission: To formulate,implement,monitor,evaluate and co-ordinate policies and programmes required for the physical and human resource development with a concerted approach in order to create an empowered conductive environment that ensures social, economic and cultural ...