kate armstrong-young girls in education in malawi
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GCL Link Event-Gender equality and female empowerment1st November 2011TRANSCRIPT
Young Girls in Education
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Link Community Development
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Girls’ Access to Education
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Free primary education - 1 million children entered school
Standard 8 Enrollment
Male
Female
Poverty
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Poverty
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7.5-13% of total household expenditure is on education
Family Illness
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HIV prevalence rate 14%
Girls as carers
Safety at School
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Adolescence
Only 43% of children start school at age 6
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Pregnancy and Early Marriage
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“Old men must leave us alone and send us to school, not marry us” (Song about Child Friendly Schools)
Female Role Models
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Quality Education
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Working with governments, schools and communities
Girls’ Toilets
Safe, clean and private
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Mother Groups Female Teacher Networks
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Helping girls to stay in school
