Organisers (Foundation to
Educate Girls Globally) say the program operates against a backdrop of gender disparity across India with the result that 3.7 million girls are out of school - the third highest number in the world.
At the Ed School to participate in the Askwith Forum, Against the Odds:
Educating Girls Globally, Bokova spoke to the Harvard EdCast about the global constraints faced by girls and women face in receiving an education and what UNESCO is doing to help.
Not exact matches
Educating girls is essential to healthy and thriving communities but,
globally, 62 million
girls are not in school, and barriers to adolescent
girls completing school are particularly significant.