70% of Cameroonian girls are illiterate



"70% of Cameroonian girls are illiterate" - UNESCO Institute of Statistics, 2016



Brings to mind these words by Kumari Dhruti...."The hand that rocks the cradle, the procreator, the mother of tomorrow; a woman shapes the destiny of civilization. Such is the tragic irony of fate, that a beautiful creation such as the girl child is today one of the gravest concerns facing humanity"



Today is World Education Day, what are you doing to educate girls in your community? 



#InternationalDayofEducation #WelisaneFoundation #Unesco #OneGirlOneDream 

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