Sentences with phrase «girls access an education»

The DreamBike program helps girls access an education and a future,» said Anne Lynam Goddard, president of ChildFund International.

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What has been determined — initially over tea and biscuits in Malala's family's home — is that the Fund will have three prongs: advocacy, storytelling, and funding of local entrepreneurs in areas where girls don't have access to education.

He is also a Director of Cameco, one of the world's largest uranium producers and Chairman of the charitable organization Educating Girls of Rural China Foundation, which works to transform the lives of women and communities in rural areas of western China by providing access to education.

In addition, the Dermalogica FITE (Financial Independence Through Entrepreneurship) initiative helps women and girls on the path to entrepreneurship by providing access to education, vocational training, small loans and leadership skills.

The response of the last government was essentially more of the same: earlier and more detailed sex education, family planning clinics in schools, promotion of emergency birth control (otherwise known as the «morning after pill») easier access to abortion, all without the need for parental consent even in the case of underage girls.

Over half of this is due to girls having had access to higher levels of education and achieving greater equality in the number of years spent in education between men and women.

Partnering with organizations such as The Liberian Education Fund and Todee Mission, the company is working to build schools and provide access to education for impoverished girls in Africa, many of who are suppliers of Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter and other natural ingEducation Fund and Todee Mission, the company is working to build schools and provide access to education for impoverished girls in Africa, many of who are suppliers of Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter and other natural ingeducation for impoverished girls in Africa, many of who are suppliers of Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter and other natural ingredients.

Adamu who was represented by a Director in the Ministry, Mrs. Ajaegbu Cordelia, maintained that the present administration sees Education as key to the achievement of the SDGs hence the commitment of the Federal Ministry of Education to provide leadership in its attainment through promotion of equitable access to primary and secondary education for boys and girls as well as promotion of equitable access to Technical and Vocational EEducation as key to the achievement of the SDGs hence the commitment of the Federal Ministry of Education to provide leadership in its attainment through promotion of equitable access to primary and secondary education for boys and girls as well as promotion of equitable access to Technical and Vocational EEducation to provide leadership in its attainment through promotion of equitable access to primary and secondary education for boys and girls as well as promotion of equitable access to Technical and Vocational Eeducation for boys and girls as well as promotion of equitable access to Technical and Vocational EducationEducation.

But by working with the parents and making sure they supported the education schemes on offer, young girls were able to access an education, a chance of independence, and a richer life - in more ways than one.

«Despite the agreement at the United Nations Summit, we must not forget that today over 60 million children, mainly girls, are denied access to education.

He indicated that «we are going to have to make sure that every young child, boy and girl, has access to education.

The organization, in the petition signed by its senior staff attorney, Timothy Adewale, said, «The allegation that N500m has been lost to corruption has resulted in denying the girls access to education, and shows the failure of the former President Goodluck Jonathan government to live up to Nigeria's commitments under the global Safe School Declaration.»

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«For example, electricity access is needed in schools and homes in order for all girls and boys to have access to free, equitable and good - quality primary and secondary education.»

She is a leader in efforts to improve access for girls and women to STEM education and careers, serving as the co-chair of the Gender Advisory Board of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development.

A rapid voluntary reduction in fertility rates in the poor countries, brought about by more access to family planning, higher child survival and education for girls, could stabilize the population at around eight billion by 2050.

All proceeds from this charity campaign will be donated to the Toni Garrn Foundation, helping girls in Africa access their rights to an education.

December 3, 2015 • An Illinois school district came to an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education and voted to allow a transgender student, born a male, access to the girls» locker room.

4.2 by 2030 ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education

As part of the U.S. government's commitment to Let Girls Learn, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps have formed a powerful collaboration to expand access to education for adolescent girls around the wGirls Learn, First Lady Michelle Obama and the Peace Corps have formed a powerful collaboration to expand access to education for adolescent girls around the wgirls around the world.

Sustainable development goals (SDGs) were set last year for United nations (UN) member states and outline that by 2030 all boys and girls should have access to primary and secondary education.

Providing all of the world's children with a free, high - quality primary education by 2015 and giving girls the same access to schooling as boys by 2005 were among the targets expected to be endorsed late last week at the United Nations» Special Session on Children.

Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).

Provide policies to address the problems that many boys face, as well as girls in accessing and completing education 3.

More than 40 percent of African women do not have access to basic education, although it's proven that if a girl is educated for six years or more, as an adult her prenatal care, postnatal care, and childbirth survival rates will dramatically and constantly improve.

Motivated to do something, Oduwole set out on a path to make a difference in improving girl's access to education.

These are just some of the leaders that 15 - year - old documentary filmmaker Zuriel Oduwole has sat down with to talk about access to education for girls.

While working on a project about the Ghana revolution, it caught her attention that girls her age around the world had great disparities accessing education, particularly in African countries.

In the past few years, educators and education advocates have put a robust focus on equitable access and representation in STEM fields for disadvantaged groups, such as girls or students of color.

The Directorate for Early Childhood Education (Jakarta, Indonesia) is rewarded for its project entitled Improving Access and Quality of Girls» Education through Community - Based Early Childhood Education and Early - Year Gender Mainstreaming.

The book tells the story of Malala, the remarkable young woman who was nearly killed because she advocated for girls to have access to education in areas like Pakistan.

The project operates on the foundation that in order to improve girls» access to and quality of education in the long - term, gender mainstreaming from birth to eight years of age is important.

Funds raised can allow charity CARE International to provide access to water closer to girls» homes, freeing them up to go to school and get the education they need to reach their potential in life.

The fellowship was a perfect complement for my experiences as a special education teacher [and] college access facilitator, and my work with girls» gender empowerment and with homeless youth in the Dominican Republic.

I studied public policy in college and spent my time working to improve access to girls» education internationally.

Some of the global issues — not sure we can call them trends — are education of girls; use of mobile technologies; greater access to college for more, and the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge accreditation programs — so demonstration of meeting international standards.

Mrs Obama received a warm reception compared to that of rock stars when around 800 screaming girls welcomed her into the school for pupils aged 11 to 18 as she made her way to give an emotional speech on girls aspirations and access to education.

This development is supporting our Lead Inclusion Schools national network in a pilot funded by the Department for Education through the Project Ability programme, bringing schools together to work with girls with SEND to identify what they would like to access in PE and School Sport, and importantly, how they would like it delivered to them.

The former first lady, who launched an education initiative in 2015 called Let Girls Learn, said society has a long way to go when it comes to establishing equality and access in the workspace.

«And there's still millions of girls around the world who aren't getting an education, not just because of the lack of resources or not having access to schools... there are cultural barriers that are keeping young girls down.»

The YWCA provides college access education to immigrant high school girls.

SBTRCs administer the USDOT Bonding Education Program (BEP), assist with identifying access to capital, and implement USDOT's Women and Girls in Transportation program (WITI).

In this picture book for young children, Malala expresses her passion for access to education, especially for girls.

For some girls and women, stigma around menstruation can affect their access to education, proper hygiene, and more.

The Lede blog has a nice update on her condition (she's able to read now), her fight and efforts to build a global movement for girls» access to education.

As of now wherever the majority of people live in urban areas and have access to universal primary education (particularly for girls) the indigenous populations, are in absolute decline.

Their menu of strategies include the familiar, such as wind power and LED lighting, and the outside - the - box, such as reducing food waste and ensuring that girls have equal access to education.

Population growth can be curbed most effectively through access to family planning and education of girls (which, notably, have many other benefits as well).

Many of the failures to address and remedy the conditions in which Aboriginal women and girls live fall under BC's constitutional responsibility, including education, housing, public transportation, access to justice, and support for families and children.

Women and girls still lag behind in basic legal protections, land and inheritance rights, access to education, health and reproductive rights, protection from violence and sexual harassment, and safe and fair workplaces.