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Many girls do not have access to adequate education past a certain age. those girl that have access, drop out of the school as a result of early marriage compare to the male child. [ citation needed ] In 2010, the female adult literacy rate (ages 15 and above) for Nigeria was 59.4% in comparison to the male adult literacy rate of 74.4%.
e. Female education is a catch-all term for a complex set of issues and debates surrounding education (primary education, secondary education, tertiary education, and health education in particular) for girls and women. [ 1 ][ 2 ] It is frequently called girls' education or women's education. It includes areas of gender equality and access to ...
Her research in gender and education covers, among others, girl-child education in Africa, and boy-child education in the south-eastern states of Nigeria. Her interest in wealth creation, youth unemployment has facilitated her delivering of the lead paper at the Pope John Paul II memorial Lecture in Awka , Nigeria on a call for promotion of ...
The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls – South Africa (OWLAG) is a boarding school for girls, grades 8–12, in Henley on Klip, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The school is a project begun by the American entrepreneur and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey in 2002, after discussion with former South African president Nelson Mandela in 2000.
Education in Africa. The history of education in Africa can be divided into pre-colonial and post- colonial periods. [ 1 ] Since the introduction of formal education by European colonists to Africa, education, particularly in West and Central Africa, has been characterized by both traditional African teachings and European-style schooling systems.
Organization (s) Dream Up, Speak Up, Stand Up. Notable work. The Ghana Revolution. A Promising Africa. Website. www.zurieloduwole.com. Zuriel Elise Oduwole is an American education advocate [1][2][3][4] and film maker best known for her works on the advocacy for the education of girls in Africa.
In a bid to improve female education in girls, the UNICEF initiated some projects in Nigeria. one of them is The Girls’ Education Project initiated through a Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2004 between the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Kingdom Department for International Development. [75]
Education in Ethiopia was dominated by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church for many centuries until secular education was adopted in the early 1900s. Prior to 1974, Ethiopia had an estimated literacy rate below 50% and compared poorly with the rest of even Africa in the provision of schools and universities. After the Ethiopian Revolution, emphasis ...