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Girls’ education: towards a better future for all
Girls education : towards abetter future for allCover photo: A schoolgirl in Surinam. ( Ron Giling/Still Pictures)Girls education : towardsa better future for allPublished by the Department for International DevelopmentJanuary 2005iiby the Secretary of State for International Development To be educated I will not only be able to help myself, but also my family,my country, my people. The benefits will be many. MEDA WAGTOLE, SCHOOLGIRL, ETHIOPIAAt the turn of the millennium, the international community promised that by 2005, there would beas many girls as boys in school. Later this year, when leaders from around the world come togetherto take stock of the Millennium Development Goals, there will be no escaping the fact that we havecollectively failed to keep this promise. Despite much progress, a child without an education is stillmuch more likely to be a girl than a strategy is a first step to get us back on track. It acknowledges that we all need to dosubstantially more to help girls get into school.
Foreword iii Summary 1 1. Introduction 2 Education matters 2 Education is a right – but it is still beyond the reach of many 3 A timely strategy 4 2. What prevents girls from getting a quality education? 6 Educating girls is costly for families 7
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