Involvement and support make a real and measurable difference.

An extra year of secondary school for girls can increase their future earnings by 10-20%. Girls with secondary schooling are up to 6 times less likely to marry as children than those with little or no education. And countries that invest in girls’ education have lower maternal and infant deaths, lower rates of HIV and AIDS, and better child nutrition (USAID – Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment – July, 2017). When girls are able to stay in school and be supported to avoid early and forced marriage they build a foundation for a better life for themselves and their families, and make an invaluable contribution to society (UNICEF – Promoting Girl’s Education in South Sudan – August 2015).