MUCH LIKE TWO YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE PART OF MRS. OBAMA’S GIRL’S
OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE.
OPPORTUNITY ALLIANCE. THEY ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
THIS COUNTRY.
THIS COUNTRY. WE MET UP WITH THEM AND THEY
PROVED THAT SOMETHING AS SIMPLE
AS A BICYCLE CAN KEEP GIRLS
MOVING FOR.
MOVING FOR. >> FOR 11-YEAR-OLD NGUYN,
GETTING TO SCHOOL HASN’T ALWAYS
BEEN EASY.
BEEN EASY. THE DISTANCE IS FAR AND THE
RISKS OF WALKING ALONE FOR HOURS
ARE HIGH, BUT SOME YOUNG GIRLS
DON’T HAVE A CHOICE IF THEY WANT
AN EDUCATION.
AN EDUCATION. IT’S EITHER THIS OR DROP OUT OF
SCHOOL TO WORK AND HELP OUT AT
HOME INSTEAD.
HOME INSTEAD. >> HELLO, GIRLS.
>> HI.
>> HI. >> AND MANY OF THEM DO.
BUT THANKS TO SOPHIE AND PHOEBE
NARONE, THAT WASN’T THE CASE FOR
NGUYEN.
NGUYEN. >> SHE IS VERY HAPPY AT SCHOOL,
AND HER FAVORITE SUBJECT IS ART.
>> THEY KNEW THEY HAD TO DO
SOMETHING TO HELP GIRLS IN RURAL
VIETNAM GET A BETTER EDUCATION
BECAUSE THOSE GIRLS COULD HAVE
BEEN THEM.
BEEN THEM. >> ME AND SILVI HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ADOPTED AND
COME TO THE UNITED STATES AND
HAVE LIKE AN EDUCATION.
IF I DIDN’T GET ADOPTED, I WOULD
PROBABLY BE IN THAT PLACE RIGHT
NOW.
NOW. >> IN 2012, ALONG WITH THEIR
MOM, SARAH, SOPHIE AND PHOEBE
RETURNED TO THEIR NATIVE STREET
NAUM AND
NAUM AND -- VIETNAM AND FOUNDED THE ROCK
PAPER SCISSORS FUND, WITH TWO
SET OF WHEELS AND A HELMET THAT
HE HELPED GIRLS GET TO SCHOOL
MORE SAFELY AND QUICKLY.
>> SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BIKE
CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING FOR A
YOUNG GIRL.
YOUNG GIRL. >> IT’S SOMETHING SMALL THAT
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THEIR
LIVES.
LIVES. >> A DIFFERENCE THAT HAS HELPED
MORE THAN 1,500 GIRLS STAY IN
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE BEING
ON THE GIVING END OF SUCH AN
IMPORTANT GIFT?
IMPORTANT GIFT? >> IT’S REALLY FUN BECAUSE YOU
GET TO SEE HOW HAPPY, LIKE, A
BIKE CAN MAKE THEM.
THEY CAN USE IT AND THEIR SISTER
OR BROTHER, OR THEIR PARENTS CAN
USE IT TOO.
>> IT’S A GIFT THAT KEEPS
GIVING.
GIVING. EACH NEW BIKE CAN HELP A FAMILY
MAKE ENDS MEET AND HELP A YOUNG
GIRL DREAM EVEN BIGGER ABOUT HER
FUTURE.
FUTURE. SOPHIE AND PHOEBE’S MOM SARAH
HAVE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND.
WHEN YOU ASK THEM, WHAT ARE
THEIR DREAMS, THEIR HOPES, WHAT
DO THEY SAY?
>> A LOT OF THEM ACTUALLY WANT
TO BE TEACHERS, AND SOME WANT TO
BE DOCTORS, THE SAME DREAMS AS
THE GIRLS HERE IN THE UNITED
STATES.
STATES. >> SAME AS YOUR DAUGHTERS.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> HER DAUGHTERS, BOTH STUDENTS
AT WHEATEN COLLEGE, ARE
BALANCING THEIR WORK AT THE
ORGANIZATION WITH STUDIES IN
BIOCHEMISTRY, AND BIOLOGY.
>> I’M SO PROUD OF THEM.
THEY ARE SUCH A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR
THE GIRLS THERE TOO.
>> IS THAT SOMETHING YOU TEACH
OR IS THAT WHO THEY ARE?
>> I DON’T KNOW.
I GUESS MAYBE A LITTLE OF ME,
YOU KNOW, WANTING TO DO THINGS
FOR OTHER PEOPLE, AND THEY’RE
THE SAME WAY.
>> THEIR EXAMPLE HAS NOW
INSPIRED OTHERS TO JOIN THE
CAUSE.
CAUSE. ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD TELI O’KEEFFE
FROM ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS, WAS
ADOPTED FROM VIETNAM, AND WHEN
SHE LEARNED ABOUT ROCK PAPER
SCISSORS, SHE WAS MOVED TO HELP.
>> I CAN’T IMAGINE NOT GOING TO
SCHOOL BECAUSE I LOVE SCHOOL.
>> SINCE HER 8th BIRTHDAY, SHE
HAS ASKED FOR DONATIONS INSTEAD
OF GIFTS INSPIRING THE REST OF
HER SCHOOL TO GET INVOLVED TOO.
>> I WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY AND
SURPRISED THAT SO MANY PEOPLE
WERE DONATING.
WERE DONATING. I WAS REALLY HAPPY BECAUSE
THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY FOR GIRLS
IN VIETNAM.
IN VIETNAM. >> OVER $5,000 TO BE IMPACT
ENOUGH TO GIVE BIKES TO ALMOST
100 GIRLS.
100 GIRLS. >> HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
>> I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE CAME UP
WITH THE IDEA, BUT IT’S GENIUS.
>> SOPHIE AND PHOEBE SAY THEIR
WORK ISN’T DONE.
THEY HOPE TO ONE DAY CREATE
SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP GIRLS
CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATIONS.
>> YOU CHOOSE TO GO BACK, YOU
CHOOSE TO MAKE ALL OF THIS
EFFORT.
EFFORT. WHY DO YOU THINK IT’S IMPORTANT?
>> I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO DO SOMETHING WITH WHAT YOU’RE
GIVEN, SO WE HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO USE
THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AND
HELP OTHERS.
HELP OTHERS. >> AND WHAT BETTER WAY THAN FOR
GIRLS TO HELP OTHER GIRLS CHANGE
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. >> AND WE ARE JOINED NOW BY
THOSE AMAZING YOUNG LADIES.
SOPHIE, PHOEBE AND TELI
O’KEEFFE.
O’KEEFFE. HI GIRLS.
HI GIRLS. >> LOOK WHAT YOU STARTED, HOW
DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL?
>> IT MAKES ME FEEL GREAT, THIS
IS AWESOME.
IS AWESOME. >> AND YOU GOT TO MEET TULI THIS
MORNING, YOU STARTED IT, AND
TULI CARRIED IT ON.
HOW DO YOU FEEL THE IMPACT?
>> I FEEL AMAZING ABOUT IT, AND
I DIDN’T THINK I WOULD COME THIS
FAR.
FAR. >> A LITTLE FARTHER.
YOU HAVE DONE INCREDIBLE WORK,
WE WANT TO HELP YOU OUT JUST A
LITTLE BIT MORE.
HEY, SHEINELLE.
HEY, SHEINELLE. >> WE’RE DOING IT BIG, ARE YOU
GUYS READY?
GUYS READY? I HAVE A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR
THE TEAM AT OUTDOOR VOICES, I
HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO THIS.
I DID IT.
I DID IT. THEIR MISSION IS TO GET THE
WORLD MOVING AND ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO USE THEIR OUTDOOR
VOICE FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN,
SO WHEN THEY HEARD YOUR STORY,
THEY WANTED TO SHOW THEIR
SUPPORT AND HELP YOU KEEP GIRLS
ON THE MOVE SO THAT IS WHY THEY
ARE DONATING $6,000 TO ROCK
PAPER SCISSORS, CHILDREN’S FUND,
THAT IS ENOUGH TO GIVE 100 GIRLS
NEW BIKES TO GET TO SCHOOL, AND
THAT’S NOT ALL, YOU GUYS READY,
THEY WANT TO GET EACH OF YOU
SOMETHING SPECIAL TOO, SO YOU
ARE ALL GOING HOME WITH OUTDOOR
VOICES SWAG, SO MEGA FLEECE, AND
ACCESSORIES, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW
WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, AND LOVE
YOU GUYS, AND WE WISH YOU ALL