[ycnews] Vote Now: Show Your Support for Young Advocates Around the World

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                             *10 Young Leaders, 10 Promising Solutions to
Benefit Girls & Women *
Today, in celebration of International Women's Day on March 8, Women
Deliver awarded seed grants of US$5,000 each to 10 young people to support
projects aimed at advancing girls' and women's health and rights in their
communities.

Women Deliver also launched an *online voting
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that will allow you to vote for the project you believe will have the
greatest impact. Voting will close on March 20 at 5 PM EST, and the winner
will receive an additional US$500 for his or her project.

"These young advocates were chosen from every corner of the globe for their
ingenuity, ambition and promise," said *Jill Sheffield, Founder and
President of Women Deliver*. "Our grants will give these rising stars the
tools, support and funding they need to change girls' and women's lives in
their communities and beyond."

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Seed Grants* were funded by Johnson & Johnson and WomanCare Global. Both
are members of the
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a Women Deliver-led private sector forum that also includes Bayer
HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, GE, HRA Pharma Foundation, MTV Staying Alive
Foundation and Merck (known as MSD outside the United States).
 #InvestInGirls -- Join Us on Twitter!
On Monday, March 10th, at 8am EST, Women Deliver, the Permanent Mission of
Denmark to the United Nations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark,
Plan International, and The Girl Effect, in support of Every Woman Every
Child, will be co-hosting a high-level event,* Investing in Girls and
Women: Everybody Wins
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Show your support in calling for everyone to
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   - Follow #InvestInGirls to see live-tweets from the event.
   - Send in a photo of what investing in girls and women means to you
   using #InvestInGirls -- the best photos will be shared next week!
   - Ask a question for global leaders using #InvestInGirls.

               Check Out New Infographics About Investing in Girls and Women

To celebrate the upcoming International Women's Day on March 8th and the
start of the UN Commission on the Status of Women on March 10th, Women
Deliver is releasing new infographics that make the case for investing in
girls and women. *Download them
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