Living Philanthropic is proud to support She's The First for the month of June through the annual Girls Who Rock concert fundraiser.

GIRLS WHO ROCK is a concert bringing together the brightest minds in design, entertainment, and technology in order to change the world by supporting girl's education globally. This annual concert fundraises for She's the First, a not-for-profit that works to promote and progress girl's education worldwide. For this year's campaign, they want to make their voices heard in support of Uganda.

Help sponsor 42 girls in Uganda with She's the First. The goal is to help the girls from the Arlington Academy of Hope be first in their families to graduate high school -- a milestone less than 20% of girls in Uganda reach.

Please join the Living Philanthropic team and make a contribution to help Girls Who Rock! hit their goal.

Living Philanthropic was founded in April 2010 as one man’s mission to give to charity everyday for a year. This mission is built on a belief that you don't have to be rich in dollars to make a difference; you only need to be rich in spirit. After completing his 365 day mission, the spirit of giving everyday carries on through his friends and in his mission to continue his micro-philanthropy for a second year. For more information, please visit: www.livingphilanthropic.com

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Student Takeover!!

It's not over yet! We produced GIRLS WHO ROCK concert on June 10th 2011 during Internet Week New York where we doubled last year's proceeds and now we are taking over this project where our goal is to raise $5,000 online to sponsor 42 girls in Uganda! Can you helps us?

With your support, girls at the Arlington Academy of Hope can be first in their families to graduate high school -- a milestone less than 20% of girls in Uganda reach. We are taking over this page because we are high school students ourselves, and we want girls in Uganda to have the same opportunity that we do.

Sincerely,
Aijia, Cordilia and Teri, GIRLS WHO ROCK, student-volunteers
(that's us in the video above!)

About Arlington Academy of Hope

In Uganda, only 23 percent of school girls will make the jump from primary school to secondary. That means that out of a classroom of 35, only 8 girls will enter high school -- so when John and Joyce Wanda, an American couple, wanted to make a difference in their home country, they knew exactly which area to target. The couple formed Arlington Academy of Hope (AAH), a not-for-profit organization to help children in rural Uganda to reach their full potential, and we're thrilled to say @AAHUganda will be our beneficiary.

The primary school, where it costs $360 to sponsor a girl for one year, has 340 students from grades 1 through 7, the customary seven-year elementary school program in Uganda. AAH fights to raise the number of girls in secondary education by sponsoring them throughout high school at boarding schools throughout Uganda for $1,000 per
year -- while also funding farming projects, medical clinics, and some of the educational needs of the surrounding communities.

Visit girlswhorock.org and shesthefirst.org for more!

Photos of Asha and Peninah, students at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda.