Why Girls’ Education Matters
“getting and keeping girls in school reduces child mortality and malnutrition; improves family health; delays the age of first marriage; lowers fertility rates; enhances women’s domestic role and their political participation in society; improves their functioning in the wage labor force; strengthens a family’s survival strategies; and probably most intriguing to governments, increases economic growth… improvement in girls’ education is the cause of increase in economic growth, not the effect.”*
Vision: We envision a world in which every girl has access to quality education.
Mission: Our mission is to inspire girls and women in Africa and promote their right to education. AERC’ programs address both traditional and modern barriers to education. We realize our mission through our key signature programs: Scholarships, Mentorship, and public education.
AERC is changing the world, one girl at at time!
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