Sep 8, 2016- US President Barack Obama has announced that his government will extend the “Let Girls Learn” programme in Nepal and Laos.
The announcement was made on Tuesday by the US President Obama in Laos where he was attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit.
“I’m proud to announce that an initiative that’s very important to me and to my wife Michelle, an initiative called Let Girls Learn, is coming to Laos and Nepal,” read a release of President Obama’s speech issued by The White House. “None of our countries anywhere in the world can truly succeed unless our girls and our women have every opportunity to succeed, the same opportunities as boys and men do,” the release added.
US First Lady Michelle Obama also confirmed the announcement, tweeting: “Big news! Today, @POTUS a n n o u n c e d n e w #LetGirlsLearn programs in Laos & Nepal.”
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