(To be read in a epic movie voice, female voice)

In a world where negative things, bad guys and tragedies get the most coverage, we do not wish to be a Debbie Downer. So we are highlighting the positive change we are seeing in the world. We are calling out the numbers that are changing, rising for the better and lowering for the better. At the end, we are striving a world for the better.

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In Tunisia,

38%
of women with secondary education who live in rural areas work for no pay.

(Education strengthens bonds in communities and societies)

 

In Jordan,

7%
of women with secondary education who live in rural areas work for no pay.

(Education enhances job opportunities)

 

In Pakistan,

52%
of women with primary education believe they can have a say over the number of children they have.

(Education lessens early marriages and births)

 

In Honduras,

10%
are the chances of a child being stunted if born to mothers with at least secondary education.

(Education keeps hunger away)

 

In sub-Saharan Africa,

91%
of literate women know that HIV is not transmitted by sharing food.

(Educated Mothers = Healthy Children)

 

In Guatemala,

100%
could have been the average annual growth between 2005-2010 if Guatemala had matched the Latin America level of education to 7.5 years.

(Educated population = economic growth)

 

In Germany,

46%
of people with tertiary education have signed a petition or taken part in a demonstration in relation to the environment.

(Education can save the planet)

 

These are numbers that are changing but they cannot change without the dedication, the effort and the passion that some people have worked for many years, and they will do so for more. We just hope they change faster and sooner rather than later. Education is the solution to many problems in humanity, except for the one that we will never know what it’s like to be a bat.

The statistics and numbers are taken from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization website and their EFA Global Monitoring Report – 2013-2014 – Teaching and Learning: Achieving Quality for All.