Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Introduction

Primary School Education

UNESCO: Education for All

Consequences of Illiteracy and Lack of Education

Addressing the Global Education Gap

Girls in Education

Conclusion

“GIVE A MAN A FISH AND HE WILL EAT FOR A DAY. TEACH HIM TO FISH AND HE WILL EAT FOR A LIFETIME.” (CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE)

EDUCATION

IS FOREVER

(helping hand after dxo lighting on Flickr- Photo Sharing!)

War and poverty prevent school attendance.

Girls: even more frequently deprived of education than boys.

Organizations like UNESCO and Central Asia Institute are trying to help.

Portrait of schoolgirls in the classroom on Flickr- Photo Sharing!)

Primary School Primary School EducationEducation

Worldwide, 14% of children do not receive primary school education (Unicef).

In developed countries, almost every single child attends elementary school (UNESCO). (school on Flickr- Photo Sharing)

Ineffective educational system

Tanzania: 73% of children attend primary school

Mali: 51% of children complete elementary school (Unicef).

Developing Countries

(concentration on Flickr- Photo Sharing)

Children who do not attend primary school will lack basic skills needed later on in life.

(Girls in classroom- Bangkok on Flickr- Photo Sharing!)

UNESCO- Education UNESCO- Education For AllFor All

UNESCO aspires to providing access to primary education for all children by 2015 (UNESCO).

(teachandlearn)

WE NEED TO ACHIEVE WE NEED TO ACHIEVE THIS:THIS:

GIRLS=BOYS

Consequences of Consequences of Illiteracy and Lack of Illiteracy and Lack of

EducationEducation Difficulty in finding gainful employment (AIDS in Kenya: Serial killer at large)

Limited understanding of health issues and basic hygiene (Morley)

Failure to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS (Pro Quest)

(ARC Health Education Class for Children- Learning about Hygiene on Flickr- Photo Sharing)

Addressing the Global Addressing the Global Education GapEducation Gap

Central Asia Institute: has built 78 schools in northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. Their goal: PROMOTING EDUCATION FOR GIRLS (Andersen).

(Girls reading on Flickr- Photo Sharing)

(Cover Three Cups of tea by Greg Mortenson on Flickr- Photo Sharing)

Education brings tolerance, gender equality, and peace (Unicef).

(White Dove Against Blue Sky on Flickr- Photo Sharing)

Girls in EducationGirls in Education

For every 100 boys out of school, there are 122 girls in the same position (The World Bank)… Why?

(classroom concentration on Flickr- Photo Sharing!)

Girls are not considered EQUAL

They are forced into marriage at a young age, cannot find employment, rely on others financially…(Alkili Dada- Girls’ Education in Kenya)

all because

they were never given a chance.

Educating Girls Educating Girls Means…Means…

Intensifying women’s involvement politically and domestically

Improving women’s health, hygiene, and nutrition (The World Bank)

Making women stronger.

(Children at school in a rural Miao minority village on Flickr- Photo Sharing)

Education is…

The path to peace and equality…

(kids.jpg)

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