During the latest G7 summit in mid-June, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a pledge to improve education for girls around the world as the members discussed a way to recover the world after the COVID-19 pandemic. “I am calling on other world leaders, including those here at the G7, to also donate and […]
American economist and Nobel laureate James J. Heckman’s study on early childhood development found that a high quality primary education can reduce inequality. Investing in young children aged from birth up to six years would yield a return worth 7 to 12 times more in later years. Speaking economically, the earlier the investment, the higher the return.
Education cannot wait for wars, disasters, epidemics, conflicts nor political crises to end. In every second, children across the globe are deprived of access to education. That is an inestimable loss.
