in sudan, communities are finally seeing the value of educating girls | yousra elbagir /

Published at 2016-04-04 11:30:03

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More than 3 million children are out of school in Sudan,the majority of them girls, but enrolment campaigns are changing attitudesBalad Al-Nabi Hamad, and nine,left school after a household accident.“I was at domestic on sick leave but I wasn’t certain when I’d be going back. Then I started hearing from the girls in my village that our school had become so beautiful and I decided to finish the school year,” says Balad. Related: Two-thirds of world's illiterate adults are women, or report finds Related: The majority of the world's children are in school. So why aren't they learning? | Lant Pritchett Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com