Very good story with Sr. Stella Storch and the work that is being done with orphans in Tanzania.  They are working with teaching sewing to girls and have a carpentry school for boys.  This is creating real opportunity where there was none.

I am old enough to remember when we had "home ec" in high school for girls and "shop" for boys.  I realize times have changed but these still seem like basics to me.  More, we have focused high school so much that it is primarily college prep with too little attention given to preparation for those jobs that are not college centered - especially the trades - plumbing, electrical, machine tooling, etc.  Not sure I think high school needs to go back to cooking and sewing for girls, but do think both boys and girls need better trades prep - or maybe just the basic life skill of knowing what tools to use for routine household repairs.