How to build education systems that empower girls in the classroom and beyond

Mar 8, 2023

A school girl with plaits in Bengaluru, India, writes with chalk on a blackboard: Only 27% of women in South Asia are in some form of post-secondary education.

Only 27% of women in South Asia are in some form of post-secondary education. Image: Unsplash/Nikhita S

Mabel Woo

Deputy Secretary-General, Yidan Prize Foundation

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CAMFED Association member Learner Guide, Hendrina, with a primary school student, Sala, who is supported through school by CAMFED.

Trained CAMFED Learner Guides like Hendrina, who herself received support from CAMFED to complete school, mentor students like Sala at their local schools, and deliver a life skills and wellbeing curriculum to improve learning outcomes. Image: CAMFED/Chris Loades

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