Charlene Espinoza, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and co-founder of Bosh Bosh.

March 3, 2015 As part of the U.S. government’s commitment to Let Girls Learn, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps have formed a powerful collaboration to expand access to education for girls around the world. At an afternoon event held at the White House, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama spoke to the importance of girls’ education and empowerment worldwide. Returned Peace Corps Volunteer and founder of Bosh Bosh, Charlene Espinoza, introduced them both.

Other notables included Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler Radelet, Ambassador Susan Rice, Valerie Jarrett, Representative Lowey, and Representative Granger.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2015 – President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama today will announce a powerful collaboration with the Peace Corps to expand access to education for girls around the world. Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet will join the President and First Lady for the announcement of the Let Girls Learn initiative at the White House.

Educating girls is essential to healthy and thriving communities, but globally, 62 million girls are not in school. Let Girls Learn will address that challenge by empowering local leaders to put lasting solutions in place that confront the barriers to girls’ education.

“Every girl matters, and when she is given the opportunity to get an education, everyone in her life benefits,” Hessler-Radelet said. “Peace Corps volunteers live and work at the grassroots level and develop strong relationships with local change-makers, which uniquely positions them to serve as catalysts for this community-led change.”

As part of Let Girls Learn, the Peace Corps and First Lady are making three specific commitments across 11 initial countries, including Albania, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Georgia, Ghana, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, Togo and Ugan