Let Girls Learn

In Ghana, a girl’s place is in the home. She is expected to learn to cook and clean and, one

day, get married and have children. Educating girls is considered a waste of money. “It happens more than it should, where parents have money to send their girls to school but choose not to,” says Ryan Roach, a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana, where nearly 55% of girls are not enrolled in secondary school. “Cultural beliefs say education is not a wise investment.”

The White House’s Let Girls Learn initiative is working to change this view of girls’ education, in Ghana and in countries worldwide. First Lady Michelle Obama says parents have to be persuaded that girls’ education is a better investment than marriage or household labor. For more, click  the video link below.

Let Girls Learn Video

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