Education Under Fire: Crisis and Conflict Force Millions of Girls Out of School
No matter where a girl goes to school, she deserves of a quality education, free from violence. And far too many girls around the world live in places where it is not safe to go to school. If a girl lives in a conflict-affected area, she is more than twice as likely to be out of school and 90% more likely to be out of secondary school than girls living in countries not affected by conflict.
The problem is twofold: a lack of schools and teachers combined with fear of violence in and around school all serve to keep millions of girls from education. The need to flee their homes because of conflict can interrupt girls’ education, with little hope of ever setting foot inside a classroom again.
We’re taking action to ensure girls have access to education, no matter where they live. In February, Malala Fund launched the #NotLost campaign to amplify the voices of Syrian refugee girls — girls like Loury, 15, a talented musician who fled conflict in her home country and is forced to work in a Turkish garment factory to earn money for her family instead of attending school.
Every single girl deserves access 12 years of free, safe quality primary and secondary education. If we want to make this reality the world must focus on education girls affected by conflict.
As world leaders prepare to meet at the World Humanitarian Summit at the end of May, Malala Fund will keep a close eye on governments to ensure that they make — and follow through — on commitments to fund education in emergencies.
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