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- ↑ Restauri, Denise. "Teen Girl Wins Birth Lottery And Invests In The Future Of African Girls". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
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- ↑ Denise Restauri. "Why The Ripple Effect For Change Starts With Educating Girls". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ↑ "Teen's Organization Helps Educate Girls in Tanzania". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Women and Girls Around the World Celebrating International Women's Day". whitehouse.gov. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ↑ "First Lady Praises SHARE at the White House". SHARE in Africa.
- ↑ "Feeding the "Book Famine"". whitehouse.gov. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-08.