Africa Educates Her Campaign is live in Angola
Around 90% of the world’s schoolchildren were confined to their homes in April, and if history is any indication, many girls won’t return to school once lockdowns are lifted. As a result, the coronavirus pandemic could threaten decades of progress for gender equality and girls' education.
For this and other reasons, we are running Africa Educates Her Campaign in order to bring girls back to school.
Our today's guest is an 8 years old girl, her name is Ruth and she will share with us her experiences during lock-downs and how coronavirus has affected her life.
This little girl confessed that the coronavirus pandemic has delayed her life, she can't go to school, she doesn't see her teacher and her classmates for a long time. She's very sad about this situation.
To continue learning, she reviews all old homework assignments and reads books.
She recommends that the governors should put in the schools water buckets with soap for students to wash their hands, create sanitary conditions and social distance.
Many girls might not return to school
For many households, lockdowns have seen incomes and savings disappear, meaning they will simply not be able to pay school fees — and where they can, boys may be prioritized.
“By trying to mitigate the risk of families falling into extreme poverty ... we hope to help mitigate the risk of those families keeping their children, especially their girls, out of school once they reopen.”
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