By Mandy Sherman | Development Writer and Researcher
Quality education, economic security, and poverty reduction are inextricably and cyclically linked. Without access to education, a person’s opportunities to earn and sustain an income are limited. Without a secure income to live off of, families struggle to meet their basic needs and cannot afford to send their children to school. Their children, denied schooling, will struggle to make a living as they mature, and the generational cycle of poverty will continue.
Most recently, 53 members of school student governments also received training in how to support a gender-sensitive environment among their peers. In addition, nearly 400 school community members participated in training on how to develop and maintain education policies that uphold these values.
In order to reinforce the relationship between microfinance groups and improved education, Village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLA) formed by this project are organized around school communities. This way, the training received by women in the VSLA groups reinforces Plan’s awareness-raising efforts around the importance of education. Also, as mentioned above, VSLA activities help to mobilize resources for the local schools.
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