Joao Garci, environmental engineer major, plans to restore Arch Creek East Environmental Reserve – a dry, parched land behind Biscayne Bay Campus – with the Urban Paradise Guild to remove deadly, threatening plants.
“Investing in a girl stops poverty before it starts.” That is the premise of the powerful initiative called The Girl Effect, a movement created by the Nike Foundation and driven by girls around the globe.
Girls need to be properly educated to break the cycle of poverty – they have the ability to thrive, they just need the opportunity. With over 250 million girls living in poverty, more time and money needs to be spent on providing the necessary tools to educate young girls, which will lead to a prosperous global economy.