Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i6B0pVf05091; Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:51:32 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:51:32 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s0f0561f.019@mailsrv21.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2967] The State of the World's Children, 2004 X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 839 Lines: 24 According to the Unicef Report, The State of the World's Children 2004, at least 9 million more girls than boys are left out of school each year. More than 80% of all the girls who do not attend school live in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific. The obstacles that prevent/make it difficult for these girls to attend school include schools being too far from home, lack of separate toilet facilities, and threat of violence around the schoolyard. The report calls for the recognition of the value of educating girls. To see the report go to: http://www.unicef.org/publications/index_18108.html Daphne Greenberg Associate Director Center for the Study of Adult Literacy MSC 6A0360 Georgia State University 33 Gilmer Street SE Unit 6 Atlanta, GA 30303-3086 phone: 404-651-0127 fax:404-651-4901 dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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