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The cycle of poverty can only be broken by better education. We know how to teach children to read and write, but we need to do a better job faster,” says Erin Ganju. Her organisation Room to Read, works in collaboration with communities and local governments across Asia and Africa to develop children’s literacy skills.
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Author: Erin Ganju is the Co-founder of Room to Read.
Image: Children displaced as a result of Boko Haram attacks in the northeast region of Nigeria, attend class. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde.
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