Today, I want to tell you about a project I am working on as a volunteer. A local community foundation started a fund with a focus on issues that face women and girls. They are asking 1,000 women to donate to the cause and the money raised will go back to fund projects for women and girls advancement.
It has been scientifically proven that investing in a girl is a good investment. Here is what the statistics say:
- A girl with seven years of education (yes, just seven years): marries 4 years later and has 2.2 fewer children (often shown as indexes for poverty reduction) the populations HIV rate goes down and malnutrition decreases 43%.
- If 10% more girls go to secondary school, the countries economy grows 3%.
- When an educated girl earns more income, she reinvests 90% of it in her family - compared to 35% for a boy.
To learn more about the project, watch the video below:
My contribution is to research the status of health and wellness for women and girls in the Rappahannock River Region.
Just Sheri, community volunteer and health researcher
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