By Judy Hut | Executive Director
"Educate a woman and you educate her family. Educate a girl and you change the future." ~ Queen Rania of Jordan
The education of girls is of primary importance to Ouelessebougou Alliance. Village Education Councils make plans and coordinate efforts to create a literate village. A major focus is increasing girls' enrollment and educating parents in the village on the importance of their daughters receiving an education. One of the ways this is accomplished is through teacher training. Teachers are trained to initiate parent-teacher relationships to help families recognize the value in ALL children receiving a quality education.
While girls in Ouelessebougou have traditionally stayed home from school to help raise their siblings, their parents now realize the importance of sending them to school. More than 45% of the students in attendance this year are girls! Unlike their mothers, these girls have access to a school, sanitation, teachers and quality learning. Our schools continually have a higher girls' enrollment rate (over 20%) than the rest of Mali.
With your help, the Alliance hopes to continue to further educational opportunities for girls in Ouelessebougou. A $25 donation will send ONE girl to school for a whole year!
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