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Alia Bhatt launches 'Girl Rising' campaign, Priyanka and Freida join in via video

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-08-27 11:40 GMT
Alia Bhatt attended an event on Wednesday, to announce the launch of the film ‘Girl Rising: Woh Padhegi’, that is scheduled to broadcast in India on August 29. Photo: Viral Bhayani
From India, Lenhardt will travel to Bangladesh where he will visit several USAID field projects near Bagherat that are advancing Presidential Initiatives in health and climate change. He will also meet several government officials in Dhaka.
The initiative is the centre piece a USAID public-private partnership, for girls' education and empowerment that uses the power of storytelling to ignite people to take action.
'Girl Rising: Woh Padhegi, Woh Udegi' is a film by Academy Award nominee Richard E Robbins and will also be narrated by Amitabh Bachchan.
In New Delhi, Lenhardt will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Third Global Call to Action Summit 2015, a conference of health ministers, practitioners and global leaders to share best practices and reaffirm their commitment for ending
“We've all come together to narrate real life stories that highlight the amazing, positive impact that education can have on young girls. We believe that storytelling is a powerful way to inspire people and also to empower them to take action,"
Freida said, "With GR India we are confident that storytelling and creativity is what can create behavioral change that is the first step in changing mindsets and helping people see the importance of valuing the girl child. We are not looking at
At the event, Priyanka was quoted as saying, “Girl Rising and the groundbreaking campaign that surrounds it is a powerful, brave initiative that will become a catalyst for change. Major strides have been made toward universal primary education
At the event, Alia was joined by Priyanka and Freida via a video telecast. Priyanka, who is currently in Montreal, filming for Quantico and Freida, who is also away, joined in the conversation and introduced Ruksana and Suma whose stories are
The Girl Rising initiative is a global movement for educating and empowering girls. The campaign has roped in several Bollywood stars including Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Sushmita Sen, Madhuri Dixit and is
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