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Intel Strives to Educate and Empower Girls Around the World

2012-10-15 50 Dailymotion

SANTA CLARA, Calif., October 11, 2012 /3BL Media/ – In celebration of the United Nations' first International Day of the Girl today, Intel Corporation is expanding its global commitment to furthering education for girls and women by announcing multiple strategic partnerships and programs. Millions of girls around the world have limited or no access to education. Intel believes that broader access to education for girls and women will significantly catalyze social progress and help drive worldwide economic growth.

Intel's key engagement is with 10x10, a global action campaign that seeks to educate and empower girls around the world. Girl Rising, 10x10's full-length feature film and the centerpiece of this campaign, reveals the extraordinary stories of real girls tackling nearly impossible odds on the road to education. Scheduled for a March premiere, the documentary amplifies the importance of investing in girls and aims to increase understanding and empathy so people are compelle