Dwight Howard is more than a basketball player. Hes even more than a philanthropist. The Atlanta Hawks center doesnt just donate his money in the hopes of making the world a better place, he truly embodies the spirit of giving back.
Through Howards D12 Foundation, the basketball star has been making efforts not only to facilitate positive change in the lives of American youth, but also to empower the schoolgirls of Tanzania by providing them with the educational resources needed to succeed.
One of the things that I was told was that its very hard for women to go to school, and when they do theres a danger of them being raped or kidnapped and all sorts of things happening with them getting to school, Howard told the Huffington Post. That didnt sit too well with me. And so I just want to do my part to help these women with the opportunity to go to school and learn.
Within the last 15 years, close to 50,000 girls in Tanzania lacked adequate educational resources because of early pregnancies. Aiding the schoolgirls falls in line with D12s Early Childhood Education & Literacy ripple effect which is designed to improve higher graduation rates, provide access to employment, reduce crime and drug abuse along with lowering incarceration odds.
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