Getting results Team leaders report: Higher self-esteem Desire to pursue higher education Plans to delay marriage and childbearing Parents also report changed expectations for their daughtersNearly 40 per cent of Guatemala's 14 million people belong to one of more than 20 indigenous Mayan groups. A disproportionate number live in poor and isolated rural areas with limited access to basic services such as water, sanitation, education and health. Opportunities for the young people … [Read more...]
Guatemala, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls
May 15, 2013 by Team Celebration
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‘Greatest Return comes from Investing in Girls and Women’, says UN chief
April 23, 2013 by Team Celebration
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday made a fresh call for 'Investment in Girls' Education' around the world. Mr. Ban spoke at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. at a high level meeting of the Global Education First Initiative launched in September 2012. He said the meeting is a single but critical step to support the objectives of the Initiative to provide quality, inclusive and relevant education to all children. Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film, … [Read more...]
