Education’s return on investment, by Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
Commissioner Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi makes the case for financing education as it “increases a country’s productivity, reduces mortality and powers sustainable economic growth.”
Girls
Ripple effects for educating girls are immeasurable
Girl Up’s Director Melissa Kilby tells us why “Girls are THE most powerful force for change in the world, but they need to be given the chance to succeed; and that starts with an education.”
Getting teenage mothers back to school
The story of a young Zambian girl inspires Youth Panelist Hellen Griberg to make the case for education as a good investment for teenage mothers
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on education issues
Education Commission Chair Gordon Brown sat down with CCTV to discuss why “Education is, in a sense, the key to everything else that we are trying to do to relieve poverty, to deal with health inequalities, to tackle the environment and to build stronger economies.”
Making the impossible possible, by Baela Raza Jamil
Making the impossible possible – channeling resources and actions for girls’ education and entitlements
Gender equality: How dreams come true
Co-convener Erna Solberg and Commissioner Graça Machel tell us why the Commission’s work must emphasize gender equality
We cannot achieve global goals unless women’s and girls’ rights are realised
Co-convener Solberg and Commissioner Machel confront women’s and girls’ rights alongside work of the Commission
The Syrian refugee crisis calls for a new Marshall plan
Brown looks to Marshall Plan for hope in Syria crisis
Julia Gillard: Lets #FundEducation
Increase education expenditure, Gillard says
Education and Health: the Spandrels to Build a Gender Equal World
Education key to “gender-equal world”