Bridge International Academies highlights the importance of educating girls this World Population Day
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridge International Academies is drawing attention to the urgency of educating African girls this World Population Day (11th July) - the first time Sub-Saharan Africa will have the largest population of children on the planet.
- NAIROBI, Kenya, July 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bridge International Academies is drawing attention to the urgency of educating African girls this World Population Day (11th July) - the first time Sub-Saharan Africa will have the largest population of children on the planet.
- The schools network, which includes Bridge Kenya, Bridge Nigeria and Bridge Uganda, supports children and parents in underserved communities by providing an excellent education.
- Reuben Wambugu, Bridge Group Managing Director, said, “By 2050 Africa and Asia will be home to 85% of the world's young people, with the larger proportion in Africa.
- Educating women and girls has proved particularly effective in reducing poverty on a local level in the short term.