Educating Girls and Developing Active Minds
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Educate
Girls Globally promotes the education of girls in developing
countries. The EGG model aims for a cultural shift,
away from fatalistic passivity to an active, creative mind
that gives girls the opportunities to take control of their
lives.
Impact Major Global Issues
Research shows that when women in poor countries get educated,
- Birthrates fall
- Family health improves
- Literacy accelerates
- Political extremism and violence decline
- Both family and national income grow
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A fundamental change at the roots has the power to impact major global issues.
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A System That Works
Expanding educational opportunities for girls and empowering women holds the promise of transforming some of the world‘s poorest and most underdeveloped societies, including those that are not traditionally sympathetic to women's rights.
The great challenge, until now, has been to develop a mechanism that can actually educate girls and empower women at a reasonable cost
The EGG
model has been developed to meet this extraordinary challenge.
…When men get a chance, they
start dreaming about themselves. When women get a chance,
they dream about the home and their children –
they dream about what they can contribute to the community…. |
| Grameen Bank , Bangladesh |
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