Girls education

Education must not be a casualty of the Covid-19 crisis.

Millions of children around the world are being affected by the coronavirus crisis and we need to make sure we don't roll back on children's rights and years of progress in advancing girls' rights.

Find out how ActionAid works with adolescent girls through empowerment and education.

Covid-19 school closures around the world have hit girls the hardest, affecting their education, their rights and their future. This International Day of the Girl, we are shining the spotlight on the unique challenges facing girls during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The coronavirus pandemic is not a great equaliser as some have claimed. Find out how it has increased the burden of care, given rise to violence and widened the gap in education for the most vulnerable girls around the world. 

Education is empowering. That’s why, this International Day of Education, we’re championing every girl’s right to education. Find out why so many girls don’t get to go to school - and the incredible benefits of giving girls the opportunity to study.

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