Up until two months ago, 13-year-old Sangita Devi had never set foot in a school.
Girls' Education
Help Her Learn
Every girl has the potential to change her world.
Keep Girls in the Picture
Without school, a girl’s future fades away. Learn about barriers to girls’ education with our video yearbook and stories.
One person. One gift. One world without poverty.
See how one gift can change a girl’s life and the lives of those around her.
Eulalia's Journey to School
Every week, Eulalia, 9, travels from her remote mountaintop home to a village boarding school for children of alpaca shepherds.
Meet Senna
In a gritty mountain village in the Peru's Puno province, Senna, 14, attends a high school supported by CARE. She shares her story in Girl Rising, a film by 10x10.
The Promise of Education
Education is more than just reading and arithmetic. When fully realized, it’s a promise that includes learning how to get along with others, coping with setbacks and discovering strengths. A decent education provides children the foundation they need to reach their full potential, and is a basic right that no child should be denied.
However, 57 million children around the world are out of school – and the majority of these young people are girls. A lack of education not only limits their ability to control their own lives, but also make positive contributions to the lives of others.
Girls are powerful for what they contribute in their youth and for their unlimited potential as mature women. Education is the route to this power, and girls' education provides perhaps the single highest return on investment in the developing world. That’s why we provide education and leadership opportunities for millions of girls, and help them gain the skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.
STEAL THESE STATS
Share the facts about girls' education.
#StealTheseStats w/@CAREA child of a literate mother is 50% more likely to survive to age 5.
#StealTheseStats w/@CAREA woman’s earnings will be 10-20% higher for every year of school completed.
#StealTheseStats w/@CAREChildren with educated mothers are 2x as likely to go to school.
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MAKE THE CONNECTION!
What does clean water have to do with school attendance?
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Read This!
When CARE opened the first-ever girls’ school in Khail, Afghanistan, Malalai was forbidden to go.
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MAKE THE CONNECTION!
Girls who complete secondary school are six times less likely to marry as children.
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We create leaders
In Peru, girls went from leading no student activities to heading up 49% of them today.
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The Real Story on the Life of Brender Mukamana
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See how sisters went from rag-pickers to schoolgirls with CARE’s help.
IGNITE THE GIRL EFFECT
There is a dynamic movement building across the globe to empower girls and women in the fight against poverty.
Did You Know?
In rural Malawi, completing just a primary education is one of the most precious things anyone can achieve.
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Take Action
Every girl forced out of the classroom is a girl we have failed. Ask your members of Congress to support the Education for All Act today!
RESOURCES
CARE is a signatory to Girl Declaration and helped with its development.
Improving basic education for the most vulnerable, especially girls
Education Findings from the Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative
Feb 2012 Girls Leadership Program Brief
Whether it’s basketball or soccer, boxing or swimming, sport builds character and promotes teamwork.
As we celebrate International Day of the Girl, we can’t help remind ourselves of our own childhood.
We believe that the greatest obstacle to girls’ education is the low social status in which girls are held.
The right to education is fundamental to the attainment and exercise of all human rights.
The world’s future will be largely shaped by today’s girls and tomorrow’s women.
CARE's Education and Psychosocial project was undertaken to ensure protection for children affected by the 2010 earthquake.
