Archive for April 1, 2009

Pedro C. Moreno has penned an insighful article at huffingtonpost.com about the relationship between father’s and daughter’s in the world called “Fathers: Bring Your Daughters to School“.  Moreno heads the organization Father and Daughter Alliance (FADA).

For many girls, educational opportunities are non-existent.  They are expected to stay home to help their Mothers, take care of other family members, and are often married off young.

The goal of this organization is to teach families the importance of educating their daughters.  They do this by raising awareness among Fathers.  They hope to help provide a primary education for all girls.  By helping Fathers get more involved in educating their daughters they hope to open opportunities for girls worldwide.

FADA has produced this video for YouTube which spells out the problems facing girls and their hopes for providing education to them: