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At its most dire, the pandemic forced 1.6 billion children out of school — and put over 10 million girls at risk of dropping out of school for good — endangering their health and their futures. When schools closed, child labor and early marriage rates increased.
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About 130 million girls around the world are not in school, and even those that are in school may not be getting enough education to attain basic literacy and math skills. Girls between ages 10 and 19 are three times more likelyto be kept out of school than boys, especially in countries affected by conflict. The are several reasons for this gap lis...
Wanting to make a change and creating an effective plan for doing so are two different things. The bill will create change by improving coordination, using proven strategies, and rigorously monitoring progress to accomplish its goals. Specifically, USAID (the United States Agency for International Development) would plan and direct activities that ...
If passed, the activities the bill puts into place will begin no later than 180 days after it’s passed, and those activities will be implemented by USAID and other development experts with experience in education (yes, like World Vision!). The activities will: 1. Work to measurably close the gap between boys’ and girls’ secondary education and impr...
It would be wonderful if there werea magic wand that could instantly address gender inequality in education around the world, but significant, long-term change takes dedicated, long-term efforts. That’s why World Vision supports bipartisan legislation like the Keeping Girls in School Act that remove barriers to people overcoming poverty and helps c...
Top photo: Seventeen-year-old Sarah Nakimbungwe holds a book that shares her sentiments – Stay in School. (©2018 World Vision/photo byLaura Reinhardt)
January 28, 2020. Rachel Wisthuff. Empowering girls through education is the key to realizing their rights and potential to become active citizens who can build a better world. UNICEF USA welcomes today's passage of H.R. 2153, the Keeping Girls in School Act, by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Keeping Girls in School Act directs the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the barriers adolescent girls face in accessing a quality secondary education in countries where girls are disproportionately more likely to drop out of school than boys.
Jun 24, 2021 · S. 2276. To support empowerment, economic security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the world, and for other purposes. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. June 24, 2021. Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Sep 2, 2022 · September 2, 2022. UNICEF understands that every child has the right to an education. This includes every girl. That’s why UNICEF works closely with governments and other partners to clear the barriers that stand in their way, to keep girls in school and help them thrive. The benefits are many.
1.6 billion. That’s the number of learners who were impacted by the COVID-19 school closures in more than 190 countries around the world. While school has resumed since, UNESCO estimated that some 24 million children and young people, including more than 11 million girls and young women were at risk of dropping out of school.
