Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton has announced a $600 million effort to help girls around the world enroll in secondary schools. She unveiled the plan Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in New York. She said that when girls have equal access to quality education in primary and secondary schools, they help break the cycle of poverty and spur economic growth. The global initiative has 30 partners and will be led by former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who originated the idea. The U.S., British and Nepalese governments will work with private sector organizations to reach 14 million disadvantaged girls, ages 11 to 16, over the next five years. Most of them are in sub-Saharan Africa and southwestern Asia.

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