What’s the Problem?

• about 58 million children worldwide are not enrolled in school
• millions more are in overpopulated classrooms without text books or qualified teachers
• education accounts for just 2% of global humanitarian aid

What happens to children in poverty?

Without a quality education children face a bleak future, a struggle to survive and thrive.

• 15% of the world’s children are involved in child labour, taking away their right to learn and play
• 6 million children under 5 years old die each year, mostly from pneumonia, diarrhoea and malnutrition
• 11% of girls are married before they turn 15, jeopardizing their rights to health and education
• millions of children annually are forced into fighting in violent conflicts and suffer devastating physical and psychological damage that can often never be repaired

What’s the Solution?

Education is the proven single most important factor in reducing poverty. Girls and boys who learn to read, write and count will have more opportunities.

• increased job and income potential resulting in economic growth for countries
• better hygiene leading to healthier communities with lower rates of child mortality
• respect for girls rights improving their own prospects and those of their families and communities
• happier societies that foster peace not war