- Every girl on this planet is born with a flame in them.
They want to contribute.
They want to learn.
They want to build.
They want to make change.
And over the course of their lives,
that flame can either be fueled.
It can be fueled by love, by hope, possibility, resources.
But it can also, over time,
be slowly and systematically snuffed out.
And when that happens, we all lose.
- We're here to celebrate an inspiring new phase
of the Girls Opportunity Alliance,
the launch of the Get Her There campaign.
- Get Her There is our most recent campaign launched
by the Obama Foundation.
And the foundation's mission is to inspire, empower,
and connect people to change the world.
And we know that when girls have a good education,
they can contribute to changing the world in infinite ways.
- We really wanted to get the most powerful women
that advocate for gender equality together
on one stage to tell the story of why this is so important.
You know, Michelle Obama's supporting adolescent girls.
Melinda Gates is supporting equal rights for women.
Amal Clooney is supporting human rights,
and so bringing them all together with Wanjiru Wahome
from the Samburu Girls Foundation,
which is on the ground in the community
and sees firsthand what happens
to girls was really important.
- What do girls need?
They just need someone to believe in them,
someone to give them a chance,
someone to take them to school,
someone to give them their confidence that they need.
- I am really privileged to share the stage
with gender justice champions who've already done so much.
I think we've gotta keep girls safe, and then we have
to give them a chance to be educated.
I was born in a part of the world in the Middle East
where girls often don't have the ability
to go to school.
And every opportunity that I've had comes from the fact
that my parents were able to leave a war zone.
- When I meet young adolescent girls
in these communities all over the globe,
it's really about how do we empower the communities
around them with knowledge sometimes to realize,
my gosh, we will all be better off
if we make sure this girl is educated.
'Cause we know that if a girl gets into school
and can stay into school,
it completely changes the trajectory of her life.
- When you educate a boy, you educate a boy,
but when you educate a girl, you educate the whole family.
- Michelle Obama herself mentioned like,
how would she deal with self doubt?
That resonated with me a lot, and I think
I'm not alone in this world having the self doubt
and that I would like to keep in mind moving forward.
- I appreciate what Obama Foundation has done
to bring everybody together.
It's going to carry on the voices of these girls
and these organizations to open the doors for them.
- How have I been empowered by Mrs. Obama?
You know, the girls behind us
are going to benefit from this.
And I think that's empowering part
because this is not something
that she's doing momentarily just to help this generation.
She's planted a seed, and it's going to come full circle.
- There is this movement that is coming to life,
a movement speaking the same language
from Cambodia, to Uganda, to Ethiopia, to Kenya.
And when we meet in one room,
we speak about the same things and actually adapt solutions.
And the fact that the Girls Opportunity Alliance
has created a platform for us to meet,
I'm returning to my country very inspired and energized
knowing that I'm on track and I have that support system.
- We are urging you, you will be followed up with.
- She knows where you live.
- And I know many of you all here, I want you on this team.
We need you on this team in a serious long-term,
long-lasting way.
Can we count on you?
All right.