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Student walk to support literacy
Two Grade 10 students from Richmond have
teamed up to support literacy for girls in developing countries.
Adeeba Husain and Christie Sum are launching
what they hope will be an annual Walk for Education on Saturday (June 16) from
3 to 4:30 p.m. at Terra Nova Rural Park, 2340 River Rd.
The girls created Walk for Education to raise
awareness that many girls and women in developing countries do not have the
opportunity to attend school or learn skills to achieve a brighter future for
themselves and their families.
Hussain and Sum believe that education should
be a fundamental right. They say fundraising for this global cause is a way to
spread the message.
The kernel for the idea was an assignment
from their social studies class, from which they concluded they can make the
most difference by involving the greater community.
Walk for Education is supported by Plan International,
a non-profit global organization that works to address childhood poverty. “Because
I am A Girl” is Plan International’s global initiative to support youth-led
projects and movements to fight for girls’ rights and gender equality.
According to the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization estimates that 130 million girls between
the ages of six and 17 are out of school and 15 million primary-aged will never
enter classroom. Many barriers prevent girls from receiving education including
forced marriage, poverty and long commutes to schools.
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