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Why is it important to increase access to education for all? Quality education is fundamental to sustainable development. Education is the one of the most powerful tools by which people can lift themselves out poverty. In particular, educating girls has proven to be one of the most impactful ways of breaking the cycle of poverty. Girls with an education can better access the labour market and get jobs with higher wages. Better educated women can make informed choices about matrimony, maternity, and the nutrition and health of their children. #sgs

Due to financial instability and the need for a spouse to assist in raising their children, many women who divorce or lose their husbands frequently look for new marriages. This occurs frequently when families disintegrate and males fail to fulfill their obligations to their children, leaving many women in perilous financial situations. Regardless of their marital status, men must be held accountable for their role as fathers through the establishment and enforcement of laws and regulations in order to address this issue. These regulations ought to guarantee that, whether the family remains together or splits up, males are in charge of their children's welfare until they reach adulthood. To further address this issue, encouraging women to be financially independent might be very important. By empowering women and giving girls access to chances for education and

In a bold move to ensure every child in India has access to quality education, NCPCR Chairman Sh. Priyank Kanoongo ji has called for action. In a letter to Chief Secretaries of states and Union Territories, Kanoongo recommended that non-Muslim children enrolled in madrasas be transferred to mainstream schools, aligning with the Right to Education (RTE) Act of 2009. Based on a detailed report examining the educational conditions of Muslim community children, these recommendations aim to create a roadmap for fostering a safe, productive environment for every child. This initiative isn't just about education—it's about empowering the next generation to contribute meaningfully to the nation’s progress. “Currently, there are still over 1.25 crore children in madrasas with no connection to the Madrasa Boards. The Madrasa Boards are merely receiving government funding while accommodating 1.9 to 2 million children, including non-Muslim Hindu children, to create an illusion of educational support,” Kanoongo ji told the media. NCPCR Child Rights #ChildRights #RightToEducation #InclusiveGrowth #EmpowerChildren #NationBuilding https://lnkd.in/gWkKU94N

In its 2021 report, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) highlighted that 62.5% of students in Minority Schools belong to Non-minority communities. In Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Punjab, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand this number is above 70%. The only state where no non-minorities attend minority schools is Manipur. Besides, only 8.76% of students in these Minority Schools are from socially and economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 mandated schools to allocate 25% of their seats to disadvantaged communities. The said Act also identified children from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (or the OBCs) and other sections of society facing various deficits as disadvantaged groups, and must be provided “free and compulsory elementary education till its completion”. However, the Minority Status absolves the institutions from implementing the provisions of the RTE Act and reserving seats for the weaker and disadvantaged sections. Looking at the aforesaid data from the NCPCR, it is a possibility that many institutions which were granted minority status in the past might be abusing the constitutional safeguard for minority educational institutions. However, on a positive note, the number of institutions granted minority status in a year has steadily declined from 1965 in 2012 to 6 in 2021. I urge the incumbent Government of India to review minority statuses that were already granted and cancel the minority status of those institutions which are found to be abusing the constitutional safeguard for minority educational institutions. [Credits: This post is inspired from an article on the same subject in ThePrint. Link to the article: https://lnkd.in/gPhBUHAv]

Did you know that, there would be a 66.7% decrease in child marriages, if girls had access to secondary education? According to Global Education Mentoring (GEM) Report conducted by UNESCO, it revealed that if all women completed primary education, maternal deaths would be reduced by two-thirds. If they also had a secondary education, child deaths would be cut by half, saving 3 million lives, and there would be two-thirds fewer child marriages. Why Girl Child Education Matters: 1. Break the Cycle of Poverty: Educated girls are more likely to secure better jobs and improve their families' economic status. In fact, every additional year of schooling can increase a girl's future earnings by up to 20%. 2. Healthier Families: With education, girls are more aware of health practices and can lead healthier lives, reducing child and maternal mortality rates. Studies show that educated mothers are twice as likely to immunize their children. 3. Empowerment & Equality: Education is a fundamental right that empowers girls to stand up for themselves and fight against discrimination and violence. 4. Community Development: Educated women are active participants in society, driving progress and fostering development. Let’s work together and ensure that every Nigerian girl has access to affordable and quality education because her future depends on it! #girlchildeducation #girlseducationmatters #givegirlseducation #educategirls #girlsmatters #communityawareness #girlsempowerment #awareness

Child labour and adequate disclosure against it. Child labour has become such an imprisoning non applicable definition that the cause in its true sense must be uprooted to advance its relevance in today's society. The bane of poverty and the humiliation are quite depriving those little unprivileged children of having the fair and beautiful childhood they deserve. They are losing their basic right to support the family financially at such an early age. This is the worst dimension of falling behind a bit in society, who will save them from this? Are there people who will encourage these little children with great enthusiasm? We can raise our voices against this child labour and gift these innocent children a well-designed environment for learning. Yes, we can if we try a little. For that, the government should enforce a strict law, be aware of that law and punish every person who violates that law with severe punishment so that they do not get any definition of child labour later on. Society needs to be aware of the consequences of child labour and families who want to send their young children to work instead of education. To eradicate their poverty, they need to convince their children that education is their basic right and they can study and grow up and get a good job and expose their family to better and better ways. Low-income families must contribute to government financial assistance. So that they do not have this insecurity and can allow their children to have a basic education. Various NGOs can spread awareness campaigns and by this, they can contribute some help to the backward people to develop a better mentality and through this child labour can be stopped a lot. Education is our constitutional right. We can dream of a better future by uncovering this poverty. We can eliminate child labour and we can hope for a beautiful society with a new dawn. Long live the hope.✨ ✍️Written by Mohana bhattacharjee (Flashlights Fellow, 2024) #ngo #social #childlabour #flashlights #change

Did you know that, there would be a 66.7% decrease in child marriages, if girls had access to secondary education? According to Global Education Mentoring (GEM) Report conducted by UNESCO, it revealed that if all women completed primary education, maternal deaths would be reduced by two-thirds. If they also had a secondary education, child deaths would be cut by half, saving 3 million lives, and there would be two-thirds fewer child marriages. Why Girl Child Education Matters: 1. Break the Cycle of Poverty: Educated girls are more likely to secure better jobs and improve their families' economic status. In fact, every additional year of schooling can increase a girl's future earnings by up to 20%. 2. Healthier Families: With education, girls are more aware of health practices and can lead healthier lives, reducing child and maternal mortality rates. Studies show that educated mothers are twice as likely to immunize their children. 3. Empowerment & Equality: Education is a fundamental right that empowers girls to stand up for themselves and fight against discrimination and violence. 4. Community Development: Educated women are active participants in society, driving progress and fostering development. Let’s work together and ensure that every Nigerian girl has access to affordable and quality education because her future depends on it! #GirlEducation #GirlsEmpowerment #EducationForAll #GirlPower #GenderParity #EmpoweringGirls

3 out of these 10 girls will drop out from school... According to recent data from UNICEF, approximately 30% of girls drop out of school before completing their secondary education. This dropout rate is driven by several factors, including social evils like- ⚠ Child Marriage: Approximately 27% of girls in India are married before the age of 18, cutting their education short ⚠ Sanitation: Lack of proper sanitary facilities is a major reason for school absenteeism and dropout among adolescent girls ⚠ Labour Enrollment: Economic pressures lead to around 10 million children being engaged in labour, many of whom are girls ⚠ Home Management: Girl child ends up being the homemakers taking care of their younger siblings if the mother and father both are working Despite the best of our efforts, the dropout rate among girls in India remains alarmingly high. The slogan 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' has been a vital step in addressing this issue. However, as a nation, it's time we expand our conversation to include 'Beti Badhao' (Promote the Daughter). It's not just about sending girls to school but about keeping them there and ensuring they thrive in the wide world. To effectively reduce dropout rates among girls in India, several policies and strategies can be implemented. Here are some key policy recommendations: ✅ Community engagement is critical; launch awareness campaigns and work with local leaders to shift cultural attitudes and promote education. ✅ Support educational needs with practical measures, including bridging courses, vocational training, and remedial classes to help reintegrate and develop skills. ✅ Address socio-economic barriers through conditional cash transfers and provide parental education on the benefits of education. ✅ Enhance school systems by incorporating counselling services and gender-sensitive curricula to support girls' well-being and empowerment. ✅ Monitor dropout rates closely and establish accountability mechanisms to ensure schools and local authorities adhere to educational standards. These targeted implementation strategies can effectively lower dropout rates and enhance girls' educational outcomes. What are your thoughts? Tag organizations that are already doing a great job for this cause! #TheChangemakersCollective #Girlchild #Education #SocialImpact

Comprehensive service delivery and early interventions in the follow-up of young NEETs and at-risk youth matter. So much so that it explains why some municipalities have lower NEET rates than others. In my recently published study, I find that the approaches adopted by public employment and social services, interagency collaboration and holistic-oriented services form important strategies with the potential to reduce the number of young people who end up in a situation of being NEET. #NEET #Outcomes #EarlyIntervention #InteragencyCollaboration #PublicEmploymentServices #NAV Read the full open-access article here: https://lnkd.in/deQGJwMS

💥 So happy that our new #Sure #Start research is out! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJzFdxDe With Pedro Carneiro, Sarah Cattan, Claire Crawford, Christine Farquharson, Elaine Drayton and Nick Ridpath 🔍 Key findings: 📉 Youth #custody #sentences ⬇️ by a fifth 📊 #Criminal #convictions among 16-year-olds ⬇️ by 13% 🌫️ Children spent 13% ⬇️ time in #social #care (ages 7-11) 💷 Every £1 invested saved 19p in youth #justice and social care #costs - equivalent to £500M #savings per cohort ⁉️ Some mixed effects: slight ⬆️ increases in early adolescent misdemeanors & school suspensions, highlighting the complexity of early intervention. ⏭️ Our findings demonstrate how targeted early years support can significantly reduce serious youth offending and generate substantial public savings. ❓So now then...(When) will Labour bring it back? A Sure Start V2 🤷♀️ Institute For Fiscal Studies #EarlyYears #SocialPolicy #Education #YouthJustice #PublicPolicy