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Women’s Global Education Project
believes that educating girls is one of the most effective ways of
promoting economic and social development. We focus our programs for
girls’ education on sub-Saharan Africa,
where poverty rates are among the highest in the world and,
correspondingly, girls’ school attendance rates are among the lowest.
Our flagship program, Sisters to School, currently operates in Senegal and Kenya to help girls and their families access life-changing opportunities for education.
Why is education for girls so important?
Research shows that girls' education is key to a nation's economic success. This is because educating a girl has a multiplier effect that empowers not just the
individual girl, but also her family, community and region. Girls who receive an education:
- Have a higher earning potential
- Show improved health outcomes, including prevention of HIV/AIDS
- Are less likely to marry as teenagers and start a family too early
- Are better prepared to protect themselves against violence, abuse, exploitation, or trafficking
- Are less likely to undergo female genital mutilation
- Have lower rates of maternal and infant mortality
- Are more likely to educate their own children
- Are more active in their communities
- Can better access the resources they need to build a
brighter economic future for themselves, their communities and our
world as a whole!
Learn more about our programs at Women's Global Education Project. |
