We call the girls of Guatemala GAME CHANGERS.
Photo by: Marcela Polo
You might ask yourself, what is a game changer? A game changer is an element, in this case a person, that changes an existing situation in a significant way. (definition written after a quick google search)
We’ve learned, and truly believe, that to change the course of a country’s history and improve the future of its citizens, you must educate girls.
The list of things that can happen when girls are educated, is amazeballs:
- An extra year of secondary school can increase a girl’s potential income by 15 to 25%.
- An increase of only 1% in girls secondary education attendance, adds 0.3% to a country’s GDP.
- Girls with eight years of education are four times less likely to marry as children.
- A child born to a mother who can read and write is 50 percent more likely to survive past the age of 5.
- Educated mothers are more than twice as likely to send their children to school.
As you can see, when a girl is educated it affects her life, her future family life, her community and her nation. It’s a ripple effect.
