The key challenge in the world now is that there are still 800 million people that are illiterate, two thirds of them are women and girls. I find that astonishing. We need to find a way to support all girls to grow up to be literate, empowered women.
Watch a clip of Erin Ganju, chief executive of Room to Read, at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos by clicking on the image above.
Image: Erin Ganju, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Room to Read, USA and other participants captured during the session Sparking Systemic Change with Social Entrepreneurs in the congress centre at the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 24, 2015. WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/Benedikt von Loebell
