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"I am learning
so much in school...when
I grow up I want
to be a teacher
so I can help
people learn
to read and write
and make their
lives better." Chhiv
Ya, 15 year-old
girl, World Education's
OPTIONS Program,
Cambodia
Education
is the cornerstone
of change
for girls
and women
around the
world. Last
year, World
Education
helped nearly
750,000 girls
and women
take control
over their
lives and
change conditions
in their
communities
through education,
health, economic
and social
development
programs.
Educated
girls and
women marry
later, have
fewer children
who are healthier
and more
likely to
be in school,
and make
important
contributions
to family
income. Today,
our work
spans across
Africa, Asia
and the United
States. Learn
more.
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and adult basic
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Girls are Going Back-to-School with
World Education
As millions of school children go back to
school in the United States, millions of
others are not so lucky—especially
girls. World Education, in partnership with
local organizations, is helping thousands
of girls in Africa and Asia go to and stay
in school. Last year, World Education helped
more than 40,000 girls go to school, some
for the first time in their lives.
Educating and Inspiring Girls in
Africa.
This
young girl is just one of
thousands of African girls
in school with support from
World Education. |
"The scholarships have encouraged us
to study! We used to be behind the boys,
now we're ahead!" exclaimed a 13 year-old
girl in Timbuktu, Mali's poorest and most
isolated region.
Last year, World Education helped 21,000
girls in 12 African countries go to school
through the Ambassador Girls' Scholarship
Program (AGSP). For many girls, this past
school year was the first time they had stepped
foot into a classroom. Read
more
Literacy Liberates! World Education's
Family Reading Program for Women in Rural
Pakistan.
Ama, 82, just learned to
read and is now reading
to her great-grandchildren
as part of the Family
Reading Program. |
"I feel like a blind person who has
finally been gifted with eyes! Before I came
to this class, I could not sign my name.
I was a dependent person. Now I can read
medicine labels. I am not cheated at the
market. I can read my children's homework
and I can help them." Kara, World Education's
Family Reading Program, Kila Saiffullah,
Pakistan.
In rural Pakistan, cultural and religious
traditions prevent most women from leaving
the house without a male escort, making it
nearly impossible for women to attend classes
at local literacy centers. But that limitation
did not stop World Education and our local
partners from bringing literacy classes to
women where they can study: in their own
homes with their neighbors. Read
more
Citizens Bank Supports World Education's
College Transition Scholars.
Yalem Yihdego, a Citizen's
Scholar, and her son
Johannes. |
Citizens Bank and World Education awarded
scholarships to six outstanding graduates
of the New England Literacy Resouce Center's
(NELRC) Adult Basic Education (ABE)-to-College
Transition Project. The six women have each
overcome daunting obstacles in their lives
to pursue post-secondary education and are
beginning college this fall. Michelle Brown,
Rachel Potter, Kelly Ramirez, Marcia Samuels,
Eleanor Steinberg and Yalem Yihdego, who
all live and go to school in Massachusetts,
vary in age, ethnicity and experience, but
they are each determined, courageous and
dedicated to their families and communities.
The NELRC is a program of World Education. Read
more
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