With KUNA only three days away, it is time to talk about my last and potentially most instrumental platform. Universal education. Now, I do not say this because universal education is a bigger problem than my other platforms or anyone else’s problems, but because universal education, if reached, can resolve so many other problems. Though there has been significant improvement regardin reaching universal education, we still have a lot of work to do…. According to GlobalIssues.org… • About 72 million children of primary school age in the developing world were not in school in 2005 and 57% of them were girls. • Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names. • There are nearly 121 million children out of school worldwide Education can be used to resolve an abundance of problems. It can be used as a strategy to solve social discrimination, economic problems, and health issues as well. Specifically, this improvement of education can help achieve gender equality and better lives for women in all aspects of their lives. • In developing countries, every year of education can increase a person’s income by an average of 10% • There are 32 million fewer girls than boys in primary school • The education of women can increase national GDP by significant amounts. For example, if India enrolled 1% more girls in secondary school, their GDP would rise by $5.5 billion • Child deaths would be cut in half if all women had a secondary education, saving 3 million people a year • All maternal deaths would be cut by 2/3 if each mother received primary education • Girls with secondary education are 6 times less likely to be married as children • Educated mothers’ children are less likely to be malnourished and uneducated themselves. Each additional year of education for the mother reduces child mortality rate by 2%. • Women with a primary education are 13% more likely to know that condoms reduce their risk of contracting HIV/Aids. • Women who are educated are more likely to make decisions that are in better interests for themselves, and for the people around them. For example, women in Africa with a secondary education or above have an average of 3 children, but women with no education have an average of around 7. And the list goes on. By providing education for all, there would be so many problems that would be solved and so many lives saved and improved. Poverty would decrease, gender equality and overall equality would improve, the world would progress in all different fields, and it could save people’s lives. Not only in the short term by educating about disease prevention, better and universal education can contribute to the discovery of new vaccines and cures for chronic illnesses. Universal education is the foundation for every society that affects every person in that community, and with universal education we could only strengthen that foundation.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:20:56 +0000
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