Here are some facts that will blow your mind away:
- If 10% more girls received an education, GDP can increase by an average of 3%.
- Every year a girl spends in school; her income can increase by 15%.
- An educated girl can contribute up to 18% to her household income.
- 39,000 underage girls are forced to marry ‘every day’!
These are compelling facts indeed but there are countless barriers that a girl must overcome in order for her to be able to makes the numbers a reality. Let us take a closer look at what those barriers are.
Girls are not sent to school or drop out early
Girls are not sent to school or drop out early
Girl’s education is not a priority. More than 60% of all girls all over the world are not in school for one reason or other but no reason is as pressing as the lack of money. Girls Education Charity can help overcome that problem but there are very few donors and even though more money from charitable organizations can help the cause, there is a serious lack of funds. Charitable organizations worldwide are pressing for more money and work is on to raise awareness levels among people to donate more freely to the cause. Join in with your contributions if you have not already.
Child Marriage
Another shocking fact that will surely prop your eyes open is the number of underage girls that are married off every year. 14 million girls (that is 39,000 girls per day) are married off each day. For the lack of better education they have no means to contribute to the family’s income, which means if they received education and had a source of income, girls could contribute to the income and improve living conditions of their families – one more reason to contribute with Girls Education Charity.
