{"id":10049,"date":"2019-01-11T09:09:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T22:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=10049"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:07","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:07","slug":"make-good-january-one-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/cl\/2019\/01\/11\/make-good-january-one-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Make more good for January: One Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Edge Environment\u2019s monthly \u2018Make More Good\u2019 donation sends $300 to a worthy cause nominated by a staff member. In December, Edge\u2019s General Manager Ken chose One Girl\u00a0<\/a>to be the recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n

The \u201cMake More Good\u201d initiative is one of my favourite initiatives we have at Edge. Each month, the company makes a donation on behalf of a staff member for a cause close to their heart. Over the years, our staff have donated to some wonderful initiatives you can read about here<\/a>. Last year, my donation went toward the charity One Girl<\/a>\u00a0and this year will be no different. It’s well known that girls education and family planning results in reduced social and environmental impacts. This is summarised in a previous make more good donation.<\/a><\/p>\n

One Girl are an Australian charity with a mission to educate 1 million girls across Sierra Leone and Uganda. More than 130 million girls around the world are not in school. There are many things that will prevent a girl being educated. But when it comes down to it, the truth is, millions of girls are prevented from going to school, simply because they were born a girl. Barriers to these girls include forced marriage, early or forced pregnancy and, of course, poverty. Education can change everything and One Girl cite the following as examples of this:<\/p>\n