PPT on Girl's child education

1. GIRLS’ CHILD EDUCATION IN AFRICA: HELP SEND A GIRL TO SCHOOL
BY
MUIDEEN SHERIFF
MBBS, MNIM, MPH, PhD (In View) FEBRUARY, 2014.
THE GIRL’S CHILD
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2. Girls' child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
 INTRODUCTION:
 FACTS ABOUT GIRLS’ EDUCATION
 170 Million children across the world do not go to
school
 70 Percent of these children are girls
 Of the girls enrolled in school, an estimated
100Million drop out before completing primary
school.
 Pregnancy is the leading cause of death among girls
aged 15-19 in Africa.
 80 per cent of the children in school have mother that
does not goes to school.
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3. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
Free quality education
services are vital to our fight
against poverty.
Education provides people
with the foundations for a
brighter future.
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4. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
WHY GIRLS IN
AFRICA ARE STILL
MISSING OUT ON
EDUCATION THEY
NEED ?
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5. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
WHAT WE NEED!
Educational policies with mandatory
free education for all girls child aged
6-14 years
Removal of negative impressions and
traditional beliefs of promiscuity as
attached to girls’ child education
Ensuring the Empowerment and
Education of girl child which is part of
the eight anti-poverty millennium dev.
Goals of W.H.O
Address the discrimination and
violence faced by girls’ child in Africa.
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6. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
WHAT WE STAND TO GAIN!
Educating girl as a panacea to
prevent HIV infection in Africa
Educating girl will solve social
problems (Research shown that
women expend 80-90% of their
incomes directly on the family
compared to men with 40-50%)
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Help send a girl to school
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IF WE CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDES, AND
POLICIES TOWARDS GIRLS’ CHILD EDUCATION!
Only then we can get the compelling benefits… and the
following desired changes
Reduction of child and maternal mortality
Improvement of child nutrition and health
Lower birth rates
Improvement of the economic productivity and growth
Protection of girls from HIV/AIDS, abuse,and violence

8. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
OUR TEACHERS!
We need
more
female
teachers in
our schools
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9. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
OUR DESIRE!
When all girls’ child in
Africa are provided with the
privileges of basic
education-----then and only
then -----will the continent
of Africa moved to be an
advanced community it has
been longing for.
Education, intelligence and
emotional intelligence
begins from HOME.
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10. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
KEEP CALM AND BLOG
ON
Spread the words and
strive to achieve
education empowerment
for WOMEN!!!
JOIN US ON CHANNELS T.V @ 7:p.m
local time every Sunday.
COOL F.M, 99.0
ROYAL F.M, 100.5 (Every Saturday from
8:a.m to 8:15 a.m)
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Help send a girl to school
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FUNDINDS
This campaign needs an
assistance from all lovers of
education and parents of
girl’s child to help us:
Maintain continuous broadcast
on local radio and television
across the 54 African countries
To increase its awareness by
organizing local chapters town
hall campaigns
To sustain and increase our
publications in international
magazines, local newspapers,
and online blogs…
WE APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORTS AND ASSISTANCE!!!

12. Girls’ child education in Africa:
Help send a girl to school
Sources of
information.
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 Kane, E. (2004). Girl’s education in Africa. Human development sector, Africa Region
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