Education has the power to transform societies 📚

Every girl in Africa should have the opportunity to thrive through education. We stand with our partners working to #EndChildMarriage 💪

#EducationForAll UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme End Child Marriage #DAC2024

At yesterday's SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee stocktake event, we stressed the need for #GenderEquality in and through education to finish the unfinished business of access and completion by girls.

Let's keep #TransformingEducation and continue #LeadingSDG4 ✊

'The persistent inequalities across gender, social, economic and cultural structures make African girls disproportionately vulnerable to HIV infection...it is a threat to the overall health of Africa.' - agshongwe and Eva kiwango
#DAC2024
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Breaking barriers to #girls education ! #Education is a basic human right, yet millions of #girls around the world are denied this opportunity. Join us at the #AU_PANCOGEd1 in advocating for equal access, retention & completion for all girls in edu't.
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Coming up! African Union 1st Pan-African Conference on Girls' and Women’s Education in Africa - July 02-05.

#EducationPlus session will address investment in adolescent girls' education and school-to-work transition programs to reduce their risk of acquiring HIV/AIDS.

Education is an urgency for all African children especially girls, who suffer many hindrances and setbacks at different levels.
#DayoftheAfricanChild
#AfricaEducatesHer #YearofEducation #AU_PANCOGEd1 #girlseducation #education #EducationforAllGirls

Every 3 minutes, an African adolescent girl or young woman aged 15–24 is infected with HIV. We know what works to protect girls from HIV: it starts with keeping them in school. Vital OpEd in Daily Maverick by UNAIDS Global agshongwe & Eva kiwango dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

“To achieve the global goal of #endingAIDS by 2030, it is imperative to prioritise the protection of African girls.”

✍️ Read agshongwe & Eva kiwango Op-Ed in the Daily Maverick as we marked the International Day of the African Child on June 16th 👇🏿 dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Nos données montrent que le maintien d’une fille à l’école secondaire peut réduire son risque de contracter le VIH jusqu’à 50 % dans certains pays. - Berthilde Gahongayire,Regional Director for WCA
#DayofTheAfricanChild #EducationPlus
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Le manque d'éducation contribue à une plus grande vulnérabilité au VIH. Une éducation sexuelle complète peut contribuer à modifier les déséquilibres de pouvoir entre les sexes qui rendent les adolescentes et les jeunes femmes vulnérables au VIH. #DayoftheAfricanChild Education Plus Initiative

'The persistent inequalities across gender, social, economic and cultural structures make African girls disproportionately vulnerable to HIV infection...it is a threat to the overall health of Africa.' - agshongwe and Eva kiwango
#DAC2024
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🎗️ Renforcer l'autonomie des filles est clé pour éradiquer le SIDA grâce à l'éducation et aux droits à la santé. Découvrez l'opinion de Berthilde Gahongayire,Regional Director for WCA pour la #JournéeDeLEnfantAfricain #DayoftheAfricanChild Education Plus Initiative UNAIDS Global 👇🏿👇🏿

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On this #DAC2024 , UNICEF's analyses shows that most African countries are still not spending enough to secure quality education #ForEveryChild 🚨

Much more needs to be done & UNICEF calls on African Union Member States to implement key actions ➡️uni.cf/45tarT8

#SDG4

Appel aux dirigeants africains : garantissez l'accès à une éducation complète à la sexualité pour les adolescentes et les jeunes femmes en Afrique afin de les protéger du VIH et des autres IST. Education Plus Initiative #DayoftheAfricanChild UNAIDS Liaison Office to AU & ECA

Treasure, 13 years old, with her strongest voice 'Education for all children in Africa: the Time is NOW!'

#YearOfEducation
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Today, as we commemorate the #DayOfTheAfricanChild , we unite under the theme 'Education for All Children in Africa: The Time is Now.'

This powerful theme aligns with the African Union's #YearOfEducation , emphasizing the urgency and importance of accessible #education for every

Joint Statement of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child and then African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on the Commemoration of #DAC2024 .

'On this 16th day of June 2024,...we underscore our deep concern about the violation of the