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Day 1815: Educate Generations Campaign Eleven Months Later

“A sustainable world means working together to create prosperity for all.” -Jacqueline Novogratz

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1815 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Luke 5, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing – Fastidious [fas·tid·i·ous] adj. 1. Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. 2. excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: “A fastidious eater.” 3. Very concerned about matters of cleanliness. – have breakfast, and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $4 710 raised in 11 months (so grateful for everyone’s support 🙂 ).

Today marks the eleven month anniversary of my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund so far 67 people (including me and my parents) have made 110 donations totalling $4 710 I am so touched by the world’s support. Thank you Juliet Parrott-Merrell and Ann Blackburn-Pann, Nancy Scott, Meg Guegan, Ellen Seidman, Madalina Cristea, Bruce Sallan, Catherine Cook, Stan Faryna, Clare Donaldson, Barbara Royce, Duane Dell’Oca, Priya Thomas, Susan Mazza, Justina Valentine, Simon Magid, Emma Lambert, Sylvia Phillips, Nan Marvell, Nisa Thomas, Laurieann Janssens, Vincent Ang, Sarah Britten, Francoise Van Rheede, Britt Michaelian, Diane Liggett, Wayne Mansfield, Robin Schwartz, Marlene Hester, Jim Mahar, Beverly Bernhardt, Juliana Mullan, Marie Wikle, Rema Mathews, Giuliana Bland, Gaye Crispin, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Julie Faughnan, Paul Angone, Tim Fargo, Niki Chiles, Caryn Gootkin, Jasmin Egner and Martin Langosch, Peter Yobo, Kevin Brooks, Mythri Sharath, Debra Gleason, Athira and chachen, Martin Holmér, Madalyn Sklar,Ronald Rip, Reshma Ravi, Benchawan Prasunnakarn, Dawn O’Brien,Rachel Rofe, Barak Kassar,Justine Perry, Benedict Joson, Tom Baldwin, David Boutin and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Gaynor Young, Emma Lambert, Stan Faryna, Marianne Tarkusep, Kelly Hengler, Ashlyn Singh, Cazanne’Z, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Giuliana Bland, Sarah Britten, Pamela Eapen, Reshma Ravi, Benchawan Prasunnakarn, Sharanya Ria Rao, Meera Kesavapillai, Thara Palamootil, Anjali Nair, Jessica Ilunga, Lillian Notayi, Aiswarya Prasad, Sherin Manuel, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Kevin Varghese, Lakshmi Pillai, Joel Benjamin, Tim Fargo, Nigella Hurst-White, Madalina Cristea, Blair Semenoff, Ahna Hendrix, Christellar Loreena,Elizabeth Joseph, Babitha Babu and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign.

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]

Day 1785: Educate Generations Campaign Ten Months Later

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“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. ” – Mattie Stepanek

It’s 12 : 09 PM on day 1785 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Matthew 17, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing –Prognosticate [prog·nos·ti·cate] tr.v. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell. “The armchair quarterback tried to prognosticate the play from his recliner.” – have breakfast, and promote my Educate Generations campaign – I really want to get to $3 500 only $128 short there’s something about round numbers that I find strangely comforting i’m 100% sure my parents would donate $128 if I asked them to but I won’t I’ve never been one to do things the easy way I can do this I know I can 🙂 .

Today marks the ten month anniversary of my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund so far sixty people (including me and my parents) have made ninety-eight donations totalling $3 372 I continue to be blown away by the world’s support. Thank you Juliet Parrott-Merrell and Ann Blackburn-Pann, Nancy Scott, Meg Guegan, Ellen Seidman, Madalina Cristea, Bruce Sallan, Catherine Cook, Stan Faryna, Clare Donaldson, Barbara Royce, Duane Dell’Oca, Priya Thomas, Susan Mazza, Justina Valentine, Simon Magid, Emma Lambert, Sylvia Phillips, Nan Marvell, Nisa Thomas, Laurieann Janssens, Vincent Ang, Sarah Britten, Francoise Van Rheede, Britt Michaelian, Diane Liggett, Wayne Mansfield, Robin Schwartz, Marlene Hester, Jim Mahar, Beverly Bernhardt, Juliana Mullan, Marie Wikle, Rema Mathews, Giuliana Bland, Gaye Crispin, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Julie Faughnan, Paul Angone, Tim Fargo, Niki Chiles, Caryn Gootkin, Jasmin Egner and Martin Langosch, Peter Yobo, Kevin Brooks, Mythri Sharath, Debra Gleason, Athira and chachen, Martin Holmér, Madalyn Sklar,Ronald Rip, Reshma Ravi, Benchawan Prasunnakarn and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Gaynor Young, Emma Lambert, Stan Faryna, Marianne Tarkusep, Kelly Hengler, Ashlyn Singh, Cazanne’Z, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Giuliana Bland, Sarah Britten, Pamela Eapen, Reshma Ravi, Benchawan Prasunnakarn, Sharanya Ria Rao, Meera Kesavapillai, Thara Palamootil, Anjali Nair, Jessica Ilunga, Lillian Notayi, Aiswarya Prasad, Sherin Manuel, Jacqui Mackway-Wilson, Kevin Varghese, Michèle, Joel Benjamin, Tim Fargo, Nigella Hurst-White, Sarah Bessey, Aleena Mathew, Madalina Cristea, Amy Oscar, Rachel Rofe, @thisisshedaily, Elizabeth Joseph, Babitha Babu and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign.

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]

Day 1724: Educate Generations Campaign Eight Months Later

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“The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.” – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

It’s 12 : 14 PM on day 1724 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Amos 6, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, learn one new thing – White tigers, also called snow tigers, carry the recessive gene for blue eyes. Other tigers have yellow irises. White tigers are neither albino nor a separate subspecies; they are Bengal tigers.– promote my Educate Generations campaign–$3 025 raised so far .

Today marks the eight month anniversary of my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund so far fifty-six people (including me and my parents) have made eighty-four donations totalling $3 025 the world’s generosity never ceases to amaze me. Thank you Juliet Parrott-Merrell and Ann Blackburn-Pann, Nancy Scott, Meg Guegan, Ellen Seidman, Madalina Cristea, Bruce Sallan, Catherine Cook, Stan Faryna, Clare Donaldson, Barbara Royce, Duane Dell’Oca, Priya Thomas, Susan Mazza, Justina Valentine, Simon Magid, Emma Lambert, Sylvia Phillips, Nan Marvell, Nisa Thomas, Laurieann Janssens,Vincent Ang, Sarah Britten, Francoise Van Rheede, Britt Michaelian, Diane Liggett, Wayne Mansfield, Robin Schwartz, Marlene Hester, Jim Mahar, Beverly Bernhardt, Juliana Mullan, Marie Wikle, Rema Mathews, Giuliana Bland, Gaye Crispin, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Julie Faughnan, Paul Angone, Tim Fargo, Niki Chiles, Caryn Gootkin, Jasmin Egner and Martin Langosch, Peter Yobo, Kevin Brooks, Mythri Sharath, Debra Gleason, Athira and chachen, Martin Holmér and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Gaynor Young, Emma Lambert, Stan Faryna, Marianne Tarkusep, Kelly Hengler, Ashlyn Singh, Cazanne’Z, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Laurieann Janssens, Anita Cameron, Sharon Glenn, Madalina Cristea, @itsanidealworld, @_PandaCrew_, @Luewellyn and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign.

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]

Day 1701: Ellen DeGeneres I need your help

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“The best thing to do is stare it in the face and move on. We have to face our fears and plow through. I think taking chances takes a lot more courage than staying stagnant and doing what’s safe and comfortable.”-Terri Clark

It’s 12 : 00 PM on day 1701 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Daniel 12, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing – The Asia Pacific region is the world’s largest energy consumer, accounting for 39.1 percent of global energy consumption, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.– feed myself an egg sandwich and a banana for breakfast and promote my Educate Generations campaign– $2 899 raised so far so grateful .

A few days ago I recorded a message for Ellen DeGeneres asking her to help me get the word out about my Educate Generations campaign if by some miracle Ellen does see the video on YouTube and either plays it on her show or interviews me on her show via Skype I will speak not because I want to be famous or because I am the most eloquent speaker in the world but because I have the opportunity and the willingness to speak for the millions of girls deprived of an education worldwide. Watch my message to Ellen DeGeneres below:

Day 1663: Educate Generations Campaign Six Months Later

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Nothing is impossible with God in you and the help of a few friends – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 08 PM on day 1663 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Ezekiel 23 and John 19, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feature, go to church, feed myself a peanut butter and banana sandwich for breakfast, learn one new thing – Average life span [of warthog] in the wild:15 years – and promote my Educate Generations campaign– $2 578 raised so far grateful 🙂

Today marks the six month anniversary of my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund so far forty-nine people (including me and my parents) have made seventy-two donations totalling $2 578 I am SO GRATEFUL. Thank you Juliet Parrott-Merrell and Ann Blackburn-Pann, Nancy Scott, Meg Guegan, Ellen Seidman, Madalina Cristea, Bruce Sallan, Catherine Cook, Stan Faryna, Clare Donaldson, Barbara Royce, Duane Dell’Oca, Priya Thomas, Susan Mazza, Justina Valentine, Simon Magid, Emma Lambert, Sylvia Phillips, Nan Marvell, Nisa Thomas, Laurieann Janssens,Vincent Ang, Sarah Britten, Francoise Van Rheede, Britt Michaelian, Diane Liggett, Wayne Mansfield, Robin Schwartz, Marlene Hester, Jim Mahar, Beverly Bernhardt, Juliana Mullan, Marie Wikle, Rema Mathews, Giuliana Bland, Gaye Crispin, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Julie Faughnan, Paul Angone, Tim Fargo, Niki Chiles, Caryn Gootkin and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Gaynor Young, Emma Lambert, Bruce Sallan, Stan Faryna, Marianne Tarkusep, Kelly Hengler, Ashlyn Singh, Cazanne’Z, Justina Valentine, Chris Teller, Juliet Parrott-Merrell, Paul and Kathleen Springer, Juliana Mullan, Jim Mahar, Caryn Gootkin, Laurieann Janssens, Britt Michaelian, Anita Cameron, Sharon Glenn, Madalina Cristea, @itsanidealworld, Simon Magid, Paul Angone, Zak Ebrahim, Tim Fargo, Giuliana Bland, Rebbecca Razuka, Simon Magid, John Bonaccorso, Rebecca Rakuza and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]

Day 1651: Educate Generations Campaign goal surpassed. Thank you all.

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I have AMAZING support – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 11 : 21 AM on day 1651 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Ezekiel 11, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, upload my Educate Generations campaign thank you video (see it at the bottom of this post), promote my Educate Generations campaign – yesterday Niki Chiles donated $40, Madalina Cristea $25 and me and my family donated $10 (thank you SO MUCH Niki and Maddie ) – which brings my total raised to $2 510 goal surpassed I’m SO GRATEFUL and HAPPY hopefully we can surpass the goal by a huge margin by October 3, 2015 – feed myself egg with bread for breakfast and learn one new thing – The term “peacock” is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl.

As of yesterday my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund has raised $2 510 which means I’ve surpassed my campaign goal. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has donated to and helped spread the word about this campaign I really appreciate it. If you still want to donate to this campaign you can do so at classy.org/EducateGenerations (I’m keeping the page active until October 3^rd 2015 – the original end date of the campaign – because I want to raise as much money as possible for the Malala Fund).

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]

Day 1632: Educate Generations Campaign Five Months Later

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All great things are accomplished by groups of people who share common beliefs – that’s what I have realized.

It’s 12 : 42 PM on day 1632 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, watch the South Africa vs Ireland cricket World Cup match,read Jeremiah 49, publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread and a banana for breakfast, learn one new thing – There is a scale for measuring the spiciness of food. It is called the Scoville Heat Index. The spiciest pepper has over 1,000,000 Scoville units – promote my Educate Generations campaign– $2 074 raised so far and a few people have promised to donated for which I’m very grateful – and continue watching the cricket.

Today marks the five month anniversary of my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund so far forty-two people (including me and my parents) have made fifty-eight donations totalling $2 074 I continue to be humbled by the world’s support. Thank you Juliet Parrott-Merrell and Ann Blackburn-Pann, Nancy Scott, Meg Guegan, Ellen Seidman, Madalina Cristea, Bruce Sallan, Catherine Cook, Stan Faryna, Clare Donaldson, Barbara Royce, Duane Dell’Oca, Priya Thomas, Susan Mazza, Justina Valentine, Simon Magid, Emma Lambert, Sylvia Phillips, Nan Marvell, Nisa Thomas, Laurieann Janssens,Vincent Ang, Sarah Britten, Francoise Van Rheede, Britt Michaelian, Diane Liggett, Wayne Mansfield, Robin Schwartz, Marlene Hester, Jim Mahar, Beverly Bernhardt, Juliana Mullan, Marie Wikle, Rema Mathews and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Gaynor Young, Emma Lambert, Bruce Sallan, Stan Faryna, Marianne Tarkusep, Kelly Hengler, Ashlyn Singh, Cazanne’Z, Justina Valentine, Chris Teller, Juliet Parrott-Merrell, Kathleen Springer, Juliana Mullan, Jim Mahar, Caryn Gootkin, Laurieann Janssens, Anita Cameron, Sharon Glenn, Madalina Cristea, @itsanidealworld, Paul Angone, Zak Ebrahim, Diane Liggett, Giuliana Bland, John Bonaccorso, Lauren Casper, Diana Russo, Peter Yobo and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]

Day 1630: My Birthday Month, Girls Education and How YOU can help

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The best way to show your appreciation for the life you’ve been given is to give back – that’s what I have realized.

It’s 12 : 21 PM on day 1630 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Jeremiah 47, publish my Disability of the Day feature, publish my Kid of the Week feature, learn one new thing – A praying mantis has one ear – publish my birthday month video (watch it at the bottom of this post), feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, chat to family on Skype and promote my Educate Generations campaign – $2 050 raised so far I’m SO GRATEFUL 🙂

As you may or may not know on March 25^th I turn 24 and in honour of that I’m asking everyone to donate $24 or more to Educate Generations during the month of March and use #Nisha24 to spread the word about it on social media. For more information about Educate Generations or to make a donation please visit https://www.classy.org/EducateGenerations.

Day 1614: 5 Reasons to Educate Girls

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You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.” ― Brigham Young

It’s 1 : 10 PM on day 1614 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Jeremiah 31, publish my Disability of the Day feature, learn one new thing –The word “laser” is an acronym. It stands for “Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.” feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, read and comment on When life gives you lemons! – a post Gaynor Young wrote about Educate Generations (thanks Gaynor for writing the post) – and promote my Educate Generations campaign – yesterday Marie Wikle and Rema aunty made two donations of $20 each (thank you SO MUCH Marie and aunty the support from both of you means the world to me ) which brings my total raised to $1 900 only $600 more to raise 🙂

Today I was thinking about girls’ education and why it’s important to educate girls and I came with 5 reasons. Take a look:

5 Reasons to Educate Girls

Educating girls prevents child marriages – Girls with 8 years of education are 4 times less likely to be married as children(source: Malala Fund)
Educating girls helps control population growth – Girls with 8 years of education will have 2.2 less children (source: Malala Fund)
Educating girls reduces the chances of child mortality – A child born to a literate mother is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5 (source: UNESCO)
Educating girls has a generational impact – Educated mothers are more than twice as likely to send their children to school (source: UNICEF)
Girls who have an education will become women who have a higher earning potential – A girl with an extra year of education can earn 20% more as an adult (source: The World Bank)

Ready to help educate girls? If so, visit https://www.classy.org/EducateGenerations and please make a donation to my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund. Thank you SO MUCH for all your support in advance.

Day 1604: Educate Generations Campaign Four Months Later

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I am blessed to have incredible support – that’s what I keep realizing.

It’s 12 : 37 PM on day 1604 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, pray, read Jeremiah 21, promote my Educate Generations campaign– Catherine Cook who has donated four times before donated $20 yesterday (Catherine your generosity continues to blow me away I have no words except thank you ) which brings my total raised to $1 750 only $750 more to raise to reach goal – publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself egg with bread for breakfast, learn one new thing –Happy people prefer deeper conversations.Exuberant human beings are social butterflies — but only if you forgo the trivial small talk. Researchers at the University of Arizona discovered that a spike in happiness occurred during social interactions when people were engaged in more substantive conversations.– and continue promoting the campaign – still on $1 750 but I’m SO GRATEFUL to be this far so far 🙂 .

Today marks the four month anniversary of my Educate Generations campaign benefiting the Malala Fund so far thirty-seven people (including me) have made forty-six donations totalling $1 750 I feel incredibly blessed to have all this support. Thank you Juliet Parrott-Merrell and Ann Blackburn-Pann, Nancy Scott, Meg Guegan, Ellen Seidman, Madalina Cristea, Bruce Sallan, Catherine Cook, Stan Faryna, Clare Donaldson, Barbara Royce, Duane Dell’Oca, Priya Thomas, Susan Mazza, Justina Valentine, Simon Magid, Emma Lambert, Sylvia Phillips, Nan Marvell, Nisa Thomas, Laurieann Janssens,Vincent Ang, Sarah Britten, Francoise Van Rheede, Britt Michaelian, Diane Liggett, Wayne Mansfield, Robin Schwartz, Marlene Hester, Jim Mahar and everyone else who chose to donate anonymously for your generous donations. Thank you Gaynor Young, Emma Lambert, Bruce Sallan, Stan Faryna, Marianne Tarkusep, Kelly Hengler, Ashlyn Singh, Cazanne’Z, Justina Valentine, Seema, @KeepSeeing1111, Chris Teller, Juliet Parrott-Merrell, Alex Forshaw, Cristina Rivera, Kathleen Springer, Catherine Constantinides, Britt Michaelian, Juliana Mullan, Jim Mahar, Ellen Seidman, Linda Mastroianni, Sabine Braun, Gaye Crispin, Neethu Varghese, Nicole Eichstädt, Joseph John (Balu), Caryn Gootkin, Janine Baillie-Stewart, Giuliana Bland, Lynn Stols, Peter Herring, Simon Magid, Diana Russo, Peter Yobo and everybody else for helping spread the word about this campaign. ‏

[Update October 3 2015: Campaign over. Final total raised is $5 285]