Next month, IIE will celebrate the high school graduation of the first cohort of girls enrolled in its Higher Education Readiness (HER) program in Ethiopia. The HER girls have overcome significant obstacles to complete secondary school. Their families, teachers and mentors are as proud of their accomplishments as all of us at IIE who have been working on HER, in particular our wonderful colleagues in the Addis Ababa office.

We hope to affirm IIE’s commitment to their education by providing the resources that will enable the HER girls to take the next step and pursue higher education. To support this goal, IIE has launched its first crowdfunding site her.causevox.com. Every dollar is being matched 1:1 by IIE!