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Click the links above to see mothers and daughters in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan share dreams for each other.
“The United States has made empowering women and girls a cornerstone of our foreign policy, because women’s equality is not just a moral issue, it’s not just a humanitarian issue, it is not just a fairness issue; it is a security issue. It is a prosperity issue and it is a peace issue.”
— Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton
— Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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...We really can listen and learn from one another, that no matter how different the situation we find our world in, we can build better understanding and create the conditions for more and more young people to have the chance to live up to their own God-given dreams and potential.
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