New Hope in Benin thru “Universal Primary Education” -- the Benin School Project
Why is Primary Education so important?
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A short Quiz
1.1 in 4 adults cannot read or write
True or False
2.2/3 of all illiterate adults are women
True or False
3.100 million children remain out of school
True or False
4.46% of the girls in the world’s poorest countries have no access to primary education
True or False
5.How much do Americans spend on ice cream each year?
6.How much would Universal Primary Education cost?
7.How many new cases of HIV would be prevented each year by achieving Universal Primary Education?
8.What is a more significant in reducing malnutrition- educating girls or increasing food availability?
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Answers to the Quiz
9.1 in 4 adults cannot read or write
True
10.2/3 of all illiterate adults are women
True
11.More than 100 million children remain out of school
True or False
12.46% of the girls in the world’s poorest countries have no access to primary education
True
13.How much do Americans spend on ice cream each year?
$20 billion/year
14.How much would Universal Primary Education cost to the more than 100 million kids who are not in school?
$10 billion/year
15.How many new cases of HIV would be prevented each year by achieving Universal Primary Education?
700,000 cases each year- about 30% of all new infections for this age group.
16.What is a more significant in reducing malnutrition- educating girls or increasing food availability?
Gains in women’s education contributed most to reducing malnutrition between 1970-1995
1. Oxfam UK- Education Now Campaign 2. Action Aid 3. UNFPA 4. Action Aid 5. Action Aid 6. Action Aid 7. Global Council on Education (London 2004) 8. International Food Policy Research Institute Research Report #111
