Improving Educational Opportunities for Girls (3)

Religious Communities can …

specify and publicise how religious teachings support girls’ education;
conduct community-based dialogues and form planning committees to discuss ways to sponsor girls’ education in their area;
sponsor or take part in a symposium that brings different religious leaders and groups together to discuss girls’ education and the role and actions that religion plays in encouraging or discouraging girls’ schooling;
develop community-based child care programmes to free girls from childcare responsibilities;
sponsor parenting programmes that promote encouragement of girl children;
develop community-based maintenance programmes to improve routes that girls use to walk to school;
collaborate with communities to build latrines and promote girls’ safety;
write a series of editorials about girls’ education;
speak publically in support of girls’ education at conferences, religious seminars and meetings and in community forums;
promote girls’ education on radio and television.

IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS