Three weeks ago, Tanzania and Gambia made an important step towards protecting girls by criminalizing child marriage, and this year’s theme is ‘investing in teenage girls’. Personally, I live in constant awareness of both the plight and potential of girls around the world. For this reason, the Fund’s message is one that resonates with me and I implore all to respond by taking purposeful action. What does it mean to invest in teenage girls? Why girls? How? The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reports that 1.8 billion of the world’s population (7.3 billion) is between the ages of 10 and 24, and half of them are girls. Furthermore, approximately 33 percent of these girls are married before the age of 18 in developing countries. Girls who marry that early are more likely to drop out of school or worse in many cases, were never enrolled to begin with. For it’s numerous and lasting spill over effects, education is considered to have the highest return on investment, and I believe it is a major driver of empowerment. Studies have shown the benefits of education in society, but for girls especially. While the global unemployment and underemployment rates even among university graduates do not support the purported merits of an education, it is important to note that factors such as quality and adaptability of education, among others play a big role. TEMARA, Morocco
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