Make it Right: Ending the Crisis in Girls' Education
This new report by the Global Campaign for Education and RESULTS shows that millions of girls are being forced out of school because of poverty, child labour, early child marriage, the threat of sexual violence, inadequate and poor-quality schools.
The report examines 80 poor countries in terms of the gains they have made in girls’ education. The report shows that the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, India, Iraq, Nigeria and Pakistan are among those countries failing to respect the rights of girls to an education. In sub-Saharan Africa, girls have less than a 50% chance of finishing primary school. In some Asian countries girls also struggle: 41% of girls in Pakistan and 30% in India fail to finish primary school.
"Millions of girls around the world are still denied their right to a full and empowering education, as this report clearly illustrates."
--Graça Machel, President and Founder of FDC, Graça Machel Trust and Co-convener of the High Level Panel on Education
The report highlights countries that have been able to improve girls’ enrolment and retention in school, with Bangladesh, Jordan, Senegal, Tanzania, Tunisia and Ukraine among them.
You can read Make it Right: Ending the Crisis in Girls’ Education here. (zip)
Take Action
The Global Campaign for Education is campaigning for:
• Governments to put strong national plans in place that prioritize girls’ education
• The UN Secretary General to lead a high level process on girls’ education
• New financial resources in the Fast Track Initiative to fund girls’ education globally
You can take part:
SIGN our petition for safe, quality and free education for women and girls www.makeitrightforgirls.org
TWEET your support for girls’ education and follow us on Twitter: @globaleducation
A child born to a literate mother is 50% more likely to survive past the age of 5 @globaleducation
In Mauritania only 1 in 10 girls completes primary school #makeitrightforgirls @globaleducation
Girls in Africa have a less than 50% chance of finishing primary school #makeitrightforgirls @globaleducation
 "It's simply not acceptable that the majority of girls in Africa are still not enjoying equal rights to education, missing out on the chance to complete primary school and go to secondary school. We know how to solve this. Until girls are educated, we cannot effectively tackle poverty. But if girls are given the chance to learn and thrive in safe schools with good teachers, then there will be no stopping this new global force for development."
--Grammy Award–winning musician and member of the High Level Panel on Education, Angélique Kidjo, is supporting the campaign.
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