Design for social change has been a hot topic in the design community for the past decade. Top creative thinkers have been tackling the tough environmental and social issues of our time with a myriad of projects. Some of those efforts, like One Laptop Per Child and TOMS Shoes have drawn an incredible amount of ongoing attention. Other efforts were announced with fanfare but seem to have continued slightly under the radar.
One such project is the Girl Effect, started in 2004 by the Nike Foundation. Check out the beautifully designed site for details about the project. Wondering how things have been progressing? Rahim Kanani at the Huffington Post spoke with Maria Eitel, President and CEO of the Nike Foundation, yesterday: The Nike Foundation on Unleashing the ‘Girl Effect