One Child at a Time

Education is empowerment. It is important to feed the mind as well as the body. Today you can make an impact on a child’s future who may not have a chance to get an education due to impoverishment, especially in a third world country where most children are forced to work to support their families.

Please open up your heart and consider the following statistics from the World Bank (2012):

• “Around 75 million primary school age children around the world aren’t in school.

• More than half–55%–of out-of-school children are girls.

• More than 70% of the out-of-school children are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

• Of those who go to school, many drop out before they master basic reading, writing and math skills; in half of developing countries about one-fifth of primary school pupils don’t reach the last grade of primary school; in sub-Saharan Africa, only 67% of students reach the last grade of primary school.

• Around 776 million adults in the world are illiterate. Women account for 2/3 of all illiterate adults.

• Enrollment in tertiary education (enrolling in a university) in developing countries was less than 20% in 2006, compared to 67% in developed countries.

• North America and Western Europe spend an average of $5,500 per student each year while countries in Sub-Saharan Africa spend $167.

• Child malnutrition is a global epidemic that affects one in three children under the age of 5 and undermines their ability to learn.”

http://youthink.worldbank.org/issues/education/

You are the solution to this problem. By making a contribution right now, you can help reduce poverty and see your impact on the life you change.