by Anisa Hussain
Girls who Learn
“If you educate a girl, you educate a family and benefit an entire community.”
We know school meals and education help families climb out of poverty – parents can afford to send their children to school where they learn key skills to improve their prospects.
But not enough girls get this opportunity.
Too often, girls are robbed of their chance to learn. Some work to help feed the family or are married before they reach adulthood, their family desperate to find a safe, stable life for her. Education is forgotten…
But how much do we need to make this dream a reality? Although there’s far too many girls out of education, we’re giving ourselves a target of helping 1,000 girls; a thousand girls who will have the meals and means to stay in school, get educated and get one step closer to helping themselves and their communities.
So what happens when we focus on educating girls?
1. Girls who learn help their community
They can grow up to become leaders who will improve their communities. They give countries resilience to better recover from conflicts, show more concern for the environment, and reinvest 90% of earnings back into families. They invest in the future.
2. Girls who learn have healthier children
With improved understanding of healthy behaviour, educating women can save millions of their children from preventable diseases.
3. Girls who learn promote equality
Girls who learn are more equal and participate in economic and political life.
4. Girls who learn help their countries’ economy
Some countries lose out on $1 billion lost revenue by not educating their girls. If just 10% more girls go to school, some countries’ GDP could increase by 3%.
5. Girls who learn are ready for life’s problems
Educated girls have a reduced risk of malaria and are 3 times less likely to become HIV positive.
If we reach our target of £120,000, we can help a thousand girls get an education and make a huge impact to their community.
£10 can provide meals to educate a girl for a whole month
£60 can provide meals to educate a girl for six months
£120 can provide meals to educate a girl for a whole year
Donate now to keep a girl in school today and help her community tomorrow.