Edith Cecil, Vice President at IIE’s office in Washington, DC, writes about recent developments in IIE’s Higher Education Readiness (HER) program. 

"Based on initial input, the HER girls found the summer training to be an excellent skill building opportunity, and they are feeling more confident about entering the 11th grade. Summer is the rainy season in Ethiopia, and even during bad weather conditions the girls arrived every day, on time and enthusiastic to learn," Cecil writes in IIE's Opening Minds blog.

Read the blog: www.iie.org/Blog/2013/September/HER-Skills-Building-Sessions