FACTS
. In Africa and Asia about 3/4 girls do NOT go to school
. Some children walk over 5 miles to get to school every day because
education is the best gift they will ever get
.about 62 million girls are out of school
. Many girls have fought for their right to education and one girl named Malala fought extra hard and was shot in the head, she survived and did not stop there. at age 17 she won a Nobel peace prize, the youngest to win the prize
.THE ORGANIZATION “BECAUSE I AM A GIRL” SAYS THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE ABOUT EDUCATING GIRLS:
.For every extra year a girl stays in school, her income can increase by 15 to 25%
- .There is a 20% increase in child survival when household income is in a mother’s hands
- .If 10% more girls attend school, a country’s GDP increases by an average of 3%
- .When a girl receives more education, she is 6X less likely to be married as a child and will have 2.2 fewer, yet healthier children who are more likely to go to school themselves
- .Each extra year of a mother’s schooling cuts infant mortality by between 5 and 10%
- . MANY BARRIERS STAND IN THE WAY OF GIRLS RECEIVING THE QUALITY EDUCATION THEY DESERVE. MOST OF THESE OBSTACLES ARE UNIMAGINABLE TO PEOPLE HERE, BUT TO GIRLS LIVING IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, IT’S A DAILY REALITY. THESE INCLUDE:
- . Early and forced marriage
- . Poverty
- . Poor health and nutrition
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- . Family care and domestic housework
- . Early pregnancy
- . Violence in schools
- . The long distance to school
- . The cost of education
- . A lack of girls’ washrooms
- . HOW TO GET GIRLS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM:
- . Provide equal access to education by developing gender-sensitive learning environments for girls
- . Educate boys and men about gender equality by engaging them in developing gender-sensitive learning environments for both boys and girls.
- . Keep schools safe for girls by providing them with a safe learning environment, free of violence, abuse and bullying.
- . Provide school feeding programs that keep girls’ stomachs full, their brains active and offer parents incentives to send their daughters to school.
- . Give girls financial standing, independence and income through village savings and loans associations (VSLA), vocational training programs and girls’ scholarships.
- . Challenge gender roles through information sessions that raise awareness at home and in the community on the importance of girls’ education.
- . Donate to the peace corps.
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