I listen to their stories. One of these students, who just graduated, summed up the transformational power of her AUN education. As Mary said to me: “Education gives me the wings to fly, the power to fight, and the voice to speak.”This is wonderful news for them, for their families, and for Nigeria. Now they will need to be supported, need to be lifted up, and education is the most effective way to do these.
When girls are educated through secondary school, we see the most significant improvements in their lives, as well as in society. Infant and child mortality and malnutrition all decline, and family planning improves. But this is just the beginning of the benefits of female education and gender equity.
There has been tremendous progress in the past few decades in improving primary school enrollment rates for girls in most countries: Globally nine of 10 girls complete their primary education. In low income countries, however, only about a third of girls complete secondary school. …what does mere enrollment tell us? Very little, it turns out. Governments need to collect data on what really matters — on actual learning. Simply sitting in a classroom is not enough. Universities around the world can play a major role in the effort to collect such learning data and help governments begin to address quality.
But it’s really the stories of individuals that help us understand the transformational power of education.
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