We must tell girls their voices are important.
In many countries, they do not even keep track of how girls are doing in school, or if they are there at all. If we say, 'Girls count,' then we must count girls, so we can see if we are really making progress in educating every girl.
Some girls cannot go to school because of the child labor and child trafficking.
Girls are going to school again in Swat Valley. And that is great.
In Kenya, I met wonderful girls; girls who wanted to help their communities. I was with them in their school, listening to their dreams. They still have hope. They want to be doctor and teachers and engineers.
A talib fires three shots at point-blank range at three girls in a van and doesn't kill any of them. This seems an unlikely story.
I'm often in the company of adults, so it's nice to meet girls my age or younger.
Many girls do not go to school because of poverty.
I know now that what countries do at summits has the power to help girls in Pakistan, Nigeria or Afghanistan.