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Michelle Obama’s Girls Opportunity Alliance Marks International Day of the Girl by Providing More Than $1 Million in Support to Girl-Serving Organizations

In honor of International Day of the Girl, former First Lady and founder of The Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance, Michelle Obama, announced a new commitment to support organizations that uplift and empower adolescent girls worldwide. The Alliance will support 11 organizations in Chicago with a total of $523,000 and 15 international organizations with a total of $584,000. All 26 organizations are dedicated to the advancement of girls. These organizations join the 19 international organizations and 14 Chicago-based organizations that received funding and organizational support earlier this year.