By Emily LeRoux-Rutledge, Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of the West of England “Education is very important for girls, women and for everyone. Education is the thing that will develop our country, and without education, the country will never go ahead,” declares a voice on community radio, in rural South Sudan. It is the voice […]Continue reading “How traditional gender narratives can be used to advocate for girls’ and women’s education — World Education Blog”
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Leave No Girl Behind Research Report
Leave No Girl Behind Research Report and Policy NoteUnited Nations Girls’ Education Initiative We’re delighted to share a new research report and policy note – Transformative political leadership to promote 12 years of quality education for all girls – launched today at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. This research is the latest from theContinue reading “Leave No Girl Behind Research Report”
Malala Fund’s Girl Advocate Guide
It has taken a long time to understand that all children and young people need access to quality education, free from discrimination, threat , humiliation and violence. Malala Fund’s Girl Advocate Guide Malala Fund Girls know that education can change the trajectory of their lives. That’s why around the world they are challenging people inContinue reading “Malala Fund’s Girl Advocate Guide”
War is Driving Girls Out of School
War is Driving Girls Out of SchoolHeather Barr, Human Rights Watch’s Women’s Rights Division ““There were two bombs in the school,” said 16-year-old Malalai, describing an attack in January 2016 against her girls’ school in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province. She said the Taliban had left a letter in the schoolyard: “They said they put the bombsContinue reading “War is Driving Girls Out of School”
Capacity Building for Sustainable Development 