Our girls back to school campaign is ongoing
Globally, nine in ten girls complete their primary education, but only three in four complete their lower secondary education. In low income countries, less than two thirds of girls complete their primary education, and only one in three completes lower secondary school.
The reasons for girls of dropping out of school prematurely are severe. Our today's guest is Filomena, she will explain in detail the reasons why she dropped out of school.
First of all, I stopped studying at the age of 25 when I was attending the 8th grade. I found a husband I made children with him. Unfortunately my husband never gave me that initiative to go back to school, we lived for a while but after we separated and I became single mother.
In the past I was with a partner who did not help me, never encouraged me to study. Every time I said that I would like to go back to school he would naive me, saying that I should stay at home to take care of the children.
I have three beautiful daughters thanks to God, I had to stay at home caring for them and do the housework. Sometimes my family and neighbors encouraged me to go back to study but it never worked for me, my schedule was full without space to study. Every mother knows that it is not easy to take care of the family and study at the same time. I was coming home too late from work.
When I turned 29 years old I decided to go back to study again, everything started going well, I saw myself with a new life for the future. Unfortunately with the emergence of this covid-19 pandemic everything complicated. Things are very difficult for me, I stopped studying again.
We need to understand the constraints faced by young girls when thinking about what can be done to improve educational opportunities for girls.The first issue relates to sexual and reproductive health aspects, where teenage girls might disproportionately drop out of school due to an increased risk of sexual exploitation, pregnancy, and (forced) marriage.
Governments worldwide have implemented school closures as a preventive measure to the spread of COVID-19. According to UNESCO, school closures have sent about 90% of all students out of school, among them more than 800 million girls. A substantial number of these girls live in the world As least developed countries where getting an education is already a struggle.
Do you have a personal experience with the coronavirus would you like to share? Or a tip on how your town or community is handling the pandemic? Don't miss this opportunity to bring girls back to school. Tell us your story!
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