A Million Reasons why I invest in Girls’ Education.

Girls Education Is the way to go. 

I chose to Invest in Girls Education, but y?

Chapter One. The first 50. 

1.      BECAUSE I WIN.

2.      An educated girl can empower herself, lift her family, help her community, and change her country.

(Inspired).

3.      There are 32 million fewer girls than boys in primary school.

(Education First: An Initiative of the UN Secretary General, 2012)

4.      A girl with an extra year of Education can earn 20& more as an adult.

(The World Bank)

5.      65 million girls are out of school globally.

 (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

6.      An educated mother is more than twice as likely to send her children to school. (UNICEF, 2012)

7.      There are still 31 Million girls of primary school age out of school. (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

8.      10% fewer girls under the age of 17 would become pregnant in Sub-Saharan Africa, and South and West Asia if they had a primary Education. (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

9.      There are 34 million female Adolescents out of school globally. (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

10.    If India enrolled 1% more girls in secondary school, it GDP would rise by 5.5 Billion. (CIA World Fact Book, Global Campaign for Education and Results Education Fund)

11.    14 Million Girls under 18 this year. That 38 thousand today or 13 girls in the last 30 seconds. (UNFPA, 2012)

12.    Girls with Secondary Education are 6 times less likely to be married as children. (International Center for Research on Women, 2012)

13.    If all girls had a Secondary Education, there would be two-thirds fewer Child Marriages. (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

14.    In a single year, an estimated 150 Million girls were victims of sexual violence. (UNIFEM, 2011)

15.  50% of sexual assaults in the world victimize girls under the age of 15. (UNFPA)

16.    Education Empowers women to overcome discrimination. (Education First: An Initiative of the United Nations Secretary General 2012)

17.    In developing countries, the #1 cause of death of girls 15-19 is child birth. (World Health Organisation, 2012).

18.  Child deaths would be cut in half if all women had a Secondary Education, saving 3 Million Lives. ((EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

19.  All maternal deaths would be reduced by two-thirds if each mother completed Primary Education. (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

20.  Two-thirds of the 79 million illiterate adults in the world are female. (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

21.    A literate mother has a 50% higher chance that her children will survive past the age of 5. (UNESCO, 2012)

22.    There are 9.9 Million girls out of school in Nigeria, Pakistan, and Ethiopia. (World Bank Education Statistics, 2012)

23.  By attaining a Secondary Education, a Pakistan woman can earn 70% what men earn, as opposed to only 51% with a primary Education. (EFA Global Monitoring Report, 2012)

24.    Poverty and Discrimination are huge barriers to girls’ Education in many parts of the World. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

25.    When families struggle to find the money, Uniforms and books, Girls are the ones most likely to miss out since they are required to stay home to help earn money or care for younger siblings. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

26.    In 2010, Girls made up 53% of the worlds out of school Children. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

27.    Educating Girls is one of the Most Powerful and cost effective ways to change the world. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

28.    Ensuring equal Education for Women and Girls creates a ripple effect throughout Society. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

29.    Educating Girls boosts Economic Productivity and Reduces Poverty. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

30.    Educating Girls Lowers Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

31.    Educating Girls Reduces Fertility Rates. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

32.    Educating Girls helps protect them against HIV/AIDS. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

33.  Educating Girls Increases Life Expectancy. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

34.  Educating Girls Improves the Health, Well-being and Educational Prospectus of the Next generation. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

35.    Educating Girls contributes to the development and deepening of Democracy. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

36.    For every Year beyond fourth grade that Girls go to school, wages rise 20%. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

37.    Educated mothers are more likely to seek pre-and-post-natal care, follow Doctor’s recommendations, and have births attended by trained personnel. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

38.  Children of mothers with secondary education or higher are twice as likely to survive beyond 5. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

39.  Half of the reduction of Child Mortality over the past 40 years is due to better Education of Women. (Alanet Study)

40.    The children of Educated Women are More Successful in School, and are more likely to send their own children to school, creating a circle on, that benefits generations. 

         (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

41.  Girls who stay in School delay Sexual activity and have fewer partners, reducing the risk of HIV. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

42.  Women with post Primary Education are five times more likely than illiterate Women to know the facts about HIV&AIDS. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

43.  When an Educated Woman’s Income Increases, she will reinvest 90% of that Money in her family, compared to 30-40 percent for a man. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

44.  Had the world achieved gender parity at the primary level in 2008, an additional 3.6 Million Girls would have been in primary School. (Basic Education Coalition 2014)

45.    An estimated 31 Million Girls of Primary School age and 32 Million Girls of lower Secondary School Age were out of School in 2013. (UNICEF Girls’ Education and Gender Parity Jury 2015).

46.  Sub Saharan Africa has the lowest proportion of countries with gender parity: Only two out of 35 Countries. (UNICEF Girls’ Education and Gender Parity Jury 2015).

47.  Girl’s education is both an Intrinsic and a Critical lever to reaching other development Objective. (UNICEF Girls’ Education and Gender Parity Jury 2015).

48.    When all children have access to a quality education rooted in human rights and Gender Equality, it creates a ripple effect of opportunity that influences generation to come. (UNICEF Girls’ Education and Gender Parity. Jury 2015).

49.  Girls’ Education is essential to the achievement of quality learning relevant to the 21^st Century. (UNICEF Girls’ Education and Gender Parity Jury 2015).

50.    49% of 20-49 year old women in Uganda married by the age 18- nearly 3 million women. ( The National Strategy to end Child Marriage and Teenage Pregnancy 2014-2015 – 2019-2020, June 2015).