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REBECCA HELOU GIRLS NINE UNITE Including girls in education, health and economic investment we will have a better chance of preventing issues such as child marriage, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and breaking the inter-generational cycle of poverty. But girls can't do it alone; they need the world to listen to them and invest in their potential. What effect would gender equitable education in developing countries have on our world?

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GIRL EFFECT What is the Girl Effect? The girl effect is a charity organisation who helps adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves, their families, their communities, their countries and the world. It's about making girls visible and changing their social and economic dynamics by providing them with specific, powerful and relevant resources. What has the girl effect done? Ended early marriage which delays birth for over 100,000 adolescent girls Ensuring health and safety to over 500,000 girls throughout India Accelerating secondary school completion and transitions to good jobs

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GIRL EFFECT CAMPAIGN VIDEO Click Play And Enjoy The Campaign Video

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What is Girl Rising? Girl Rising is a global action campaign for girls education, founded by award-winning journalists. Centred by the new feature film, girl rising, Girl Rising uses the power of storytelling and the leverage of strategic partnerships to deliver a simple, critical truth: educate girls and you will change the world. Educated girls dramatically improve the well-being of their families, their communities, and their countriesmultiplying the impact on society. Educating girls will: Reduce poverty Reduce child mortality Reduce population growth Reduce HIV infection rates Change the conditions that lead to terrorism Reduce corruption GIRL RISING

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What is UNICEF? UNICEF works in over 190 countries to promote and protect the rights of children. Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty, having a ripple effect of opportunity that impacts generations. Education enhances lives. It ends generational cycles of poverty and disease and provides a base for sustainable development. Yet sadly, around the world, due to conflict or unrest, lack of access, poverty, linguistic and gender barriers many kids around the world do not have the opportunity to get an education. UNICEF

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Summary With all of these organizations gender equitable education will have a great impact on our world. With gender equitable education in developing countries, girls around the world would be able to reduce: HIV/AIDS Early childbirth Underage marriage Poverty This will be reduced because girls are focusing on their work and taking control of their own health and economic improvements.