Free, Educate, and Empower Girls in Haiti
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| Organization | Beyond Borders |
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| Region | Haiti |
| Website | Website |
| ProjectLeader | Kristie van de Wetering |
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Right now, one in six girls in Haiti is enslaved, one in four is sexually abused, and just one in three completes primary school and starts high school. You can change this. Your gift will support work with communities to end child slavery, which disproportionately traps girls; improve girls' access to educational opportunities and make schools safer; expand efforts proven to prevent violence against girls and women, and; mobilize everyone to balance power between women, men, and girls and boys.
Challenge
One in six girls in Haiti is enslaved, one in four is sexually abused, and only one in three completes primary school and starts high school. While the most direct, negative impact of this violence and discrimination is on the physical and mental health of girls, the whole community suffers. Research from across the developing world shows that investing in the freedom, education, and empowerment of girls is the most effective way to improve the quality of life for everyone in a community.
Long-Term Impact
Girls who are free, safe and educated become a powerful force for change. Reducing sexual violence and discrimination against girls frees them to stay in school longer, delay pregnancy, and have healthier children. An extra year of primary school boosts girls' eventual wages by 20%, and an extra year of secondary school adds 25%, making economies more fair and prosperous for all. Empowered women reinvest 90% of their income in their families, paying school tuition, buying food, books, medicine.
References
- http://www.beyondborders.net
- http://beyondborders.net/power-to-girls/
- http://beyondborders.net/intimate-partner-violence-declines-by-more-than-50/
- https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=6071
- http://beyondborders.net/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women-girls/
Additional Documentation
https://www.globalgiving.org//pfil/32096/projdoc.pdf
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