” Investment in girls’ education translates directly and quickly into better nutrition for the whole family, better health care, declining fertility, poverty reduction and better overall economic performance.” - The UN Millennium report.
Income in a woman’s hands benefits her children.
When a woman brings in an income she is more likely to spend it on food, education, and healthcare for her children.
Women and girls are the key to ending global poverty.
Women are at the highest risk of being poor around the world, doing 66% of the world’s work, but earning only 10% of the world’s income and owning only 1% of the world’s property (CGI).
When you educate a girl, you empower a Woman.
Educate a girl and she will marry later, have greater access to jobs, and ultimately enjoy a life of dignity for herself and her family.
Educating girls and economically empowering women lifts entire communities from poverty. It is the long-term solution to economic development worldwide.
Why now?
- Of the more than 110 million children not in school, approximately 60 percent are girls
- By age 18, girls have received an average of 4.4 fewer years of education than boys
- In some countries in sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls have HIV rates up to five times higher than adolescent boys
- Pregnancies and childbirth-related health problems take the lives of nearly 146,000 teenage girls each year
- At least one in three girls and women worldwide have been beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime
- Investing in women’s health alone could increase productivity in Africa by fifteen billion dollars per year