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Leymah Gbowee spoke on the “greatness of girls” and the creation of the Young Girls Transformative Project at the 2012 TED conference.<\/p>\n

Gbowee, who earned a master\u2019s degree in conflict transformation<\/a> from 草莓社区’s Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/a> in 2007, shared her story on working for women’s rights and “unlocking the passion, intelligence and greatness of girls.”<\/p>\n

TED<\/a> is a nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading.” The conference is designed to bring together people from three worlds: Technology, entertainment and design.<\/p>\n

Article courtesy TED2012<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Video of Gbowee’s speech at conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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