Educating the next generation

Education is crucial for breaking the cycle of poverty and improving life chances, and yet there are still 250 million children globally who are out of school and not receiving the education they deserve.

In this episode, Carrie Grant discusses the challenges and barriers to education with Teleri Jardine from World Vision and Alicia Mills from the Girls’ Education Challenge.

One of the young changemakers making a difference in her community is 19-year-old Monika from Bangladesh, who is campaigning to prevent child marriages. She explains the impact that early marriage has on girls’ education, why she is challenging traditional beliefs around gender inequality and how empowering others is proving successful at keeping girls in education for longer.

Teleri explains the contributing factors for why so many children are out of education such as conflict, poverty, child labour, violence and disability stigma and how World Vision is working to support projects which address these challenges and keep young people in school.

Alicia tells us about the work of the Girls’ Education Challenge programme and the importance of providing not just numeracy and literacy education, but also socio-emotional learning, life skills, and sexual and reproductive health rights.

We also hear about the long-term impact of lost education and why investing in education benefits not just individuals but also future generations and society as a whole.

To find out more about the work of World Vision, visit worldvision.org.uk

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