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What Does it mean to be an Activist for Girls Education?

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What Does it mean to be an Activist for Girls Education?

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If you are an activist for girls education, that means that you are fighting or you want all girls to have some sort of an education.

Teen activists do all sorts of things to help their cause such as...

public speaking

setting up fundraisers

social media

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These activists believe that girls education is very important, no matter who you are, and that every girl should be able to get an education.

Malala Yousafzai once said, “I want to stay focused on my mission. That is to see every girl get the right to education. And I think this is such an important thing that girls get their right to go to school, and we are losing the potential that all these young girls have in this region, like Iraq.”

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Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist who, while a teenager, spoke out publicly against the prohibition on the education of girls that was imposed by The Taliban.
Malala stood up for her belief no matter the consequences

“ I don’t mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I am afraid of no one.” - Malala Yousafzai

“Even If they came to kill me, I will tell them what their doing is wrong, that education is our basic right.” - Malala Yousafzai

As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai defied the Taliban in Pakistan and demanded that girls be allowed to receive an education.

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Girls can fight for girls education in many ways, like..

Public speaking

Setting up funds

Protesting

Blogging

Girls believe girls education is their basic right, and that all girls should get educated. Girls spread the word to people all around the world by doing all these things, and by doing that, they get more people involved in their cause. By getting all these people involved, they can raise more money, or get more people interested in their topic.

“Education is everything- education is your power, education is your way in life for whatever you want to do.” – Ciara

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Interesting Facts about Girls Education-Fact 1

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Interesting Facts about Girls Education-Fact 1

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Did you know, that there are approximately 61 million girls ages 6 - 11 that are not in school!

It has been proven that girls are more likely to not make it into the classroom that boys are. There are also 33 million less girls than boys that are attending primary school.

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Interesting Facts about Girls Education- Fact 2

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Interesting Facts about Girls Education- Fact 2

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From 2015 to 2018, anywhere from 32 million to 132 million girls where not receiving an education.

2015: 32 million

2016: 34 million

2017: 130 million

2018: 132 million

Also, out of the 123 million people between the ages of 15 and 24 who are illiterate, more than half of them are girls.

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There are a lot of things you can do to let more girls around the world have an education.

Donate to fundraisers

Buy items that raise awareness

Volunteer

Use social media

All of these things can help get more and more girls an education all around the world. Some of these things are so simple, so maybe you could try to help out.

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