Thames Path Challenge

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"Nearly all the girls I know now go to school", says 11-year-old Maua, from Tanzania.

Education makes a huge difference to girls' lives. Every extra year spent at school helps girls to develop the knowledge and skills they need for a safe and happy future. 

That's why ActionAid works with communities in Tanzania to break down negative attitudes towards girls' education, and tackle barriers to education - including the lack of female teachers and girls' toilets in schools. Maua says:

I know now that going to school is my basic right. It is not right for me to get married when I am too young. I want to finish school and then go on to college so I can start teaching others."

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