Education International marks International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October, by reaffirming the importance of education in empowering girls, and by highlighting the resolution on school-related gender-based violence adopted by its latest World Congress.
The recent signing of an “historic agreement” for new global sustainable development goals (SDGS) is an “opportune moment” to think about the crucial role that education plays in empowering girls, especially those who are most vulnerable and marginalised in all parts of the world.
The evidence shows that the best investment that a family, community, or indeed a country, can make is in girls’ education. Numerous studies show that an educated girl is one who is healthier throughout her life, and whose own children are also healthier and more likely to be educated as a consequence, van Leeuwen says in his message, adding that a full cycle of quality education also leads to more opportunities to find decent work and earn higher wages.
“We recognise education as a human right that has an intrinsic value, and is the very cornerstone of our work as educators and education support personnel in all regions,” the statement reads. “It is this intrinsic value that makes educating girls a matter of social justice.”
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