“Education is not preparation for life; education is like itself!” John Dewey
Why Girls?
In Africa, over twenty-four million girls do not attend primary school, and boys outnumber girls in school attendance by at least 8 percent. And of those girls who do enroll, 9 percent more of them drop out before the end of the sixth grade than boys.1 Read More About "Why Girls?"
Why Education?
According to the World Bank, “The inter-linkages between gender inequalities, economic growth and poverty are the main reasons why girls’ education is a smart investment.” EAG believes that the best investment we can make is in the human mind.
Education is instrumental in the development of a young girl's values and virtues. It cultivates children into mature individuals, individuals capable of planning for their futures and making the right decisions. More educated women also tend to be healthier, participate more in the formal labor market, earn more income, have fewer children, and provide better health care and education to their children, all of which eventually improve the well-being of all individuals and lift households out of poverty.
UNICEF calls the lack of education “life threatening” for girls in countries in the throes of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Among uneducated girls in Africa, 40 percent know nothing about AIDS, but that figure dwindles to 8 percent among women who have completed post-primary schooling.1
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. Gilbert Chesterton
It is no secret that today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders, and educating African girls will have a positive impact on the future of Africa, and thus, a positive impact on the world.
Source:
Carol Bellamy, “Statement on the Launch of the Girls
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