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Liberia: Are Girls More Likely to Be Wives Than Literate?
Africa Check, 30 June 2016
Pulitzer Prize winning American author Tina Rosenberg has claimed that a Liberian woman is more likely to be married by 18 than to know how to read. The claim is not supported by… Read more »
Are Liberian Girls More Likely to Be Wives Than Literate?
According to Kate Wlkinson of Africa Check, an organization which promotes accuracy in public debate, the most recent survey in the country reported a literacy rate of 64.2% for women between 15 and 24, contrary to the claim of the Pulitzer Prize winning American author, Tina Rosenberg.
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Liberia: Liberian Girls 'Motivated' By Obamas' Visit
Liberian Observer, 29 June 2016
United States First Lady Michelle Obama may have donated US$27 million for rural girls and women's education in Liberia, but the mere presence of the First Lady and her daughters… Read more »
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Tanzania: Pregnancy Keeps Girls Away From Schools
East African, 25 June 2016
Thousands of girls in Tanzania leave school each year because due to pregnancy, says a global report on barriers to education. Read more »
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Liberia: Looking Beyond the Statistics - Girls' Education and Social Change
FrontPageAfrica, 23 June 2016
Next week, Michele Obama and her daughters, Malia and Sasha, will travel to Liberia to promote an issue close to the First Lady's heart - providing educational access and… Read more »
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Malawi: Chief Underscores Need to Keep Girls in School
Malawi News Agency, 17 June 2016
Inkosi Mpherembe of Mzimba has called for stakeholders in the education sector to encourage girls from vulnerable households not to drop out of school and complete their education. Read more »
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Africa: Menstrual Hygiene Gaps Continue to Keep Girls From School
IPS, 27 May 2016
Around the world girls are struggling to stay in school when their menstrual hygiene needs are forgotten or ignored, yet the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and education… Read more »
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Michelle Obama, accompanied by daughters Malia and Sasha, arrived in the country Monday, the first stop of her three-nation tour to promote girls' education. Read more »
