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Worldwide, 2 billion people are without any kind of bank account.
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People who can read are more likely to participate politically and exercise their civil rights.
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Direct links between empowerment and breaking free from poverty are real. Self-confidence, personal power and aspirations for the future are associated with a high increase in escaping poverty.
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Enhanced leadership skills, less alcohol or drug use, and better performance in school are all outcomes of empowered youth.
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About 15 million girls a year marry before age 18, that’s one every two seconds.
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18 countries require a woman to have her husband’s approval to get a job.
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In India, the Dominican Republic and Zambia, more than a third of young girls marry before the age of 18.
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We empower children and youth through health care and education programs, life-skills workshops, career placement initiatives and more.
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Sources
- Gallup poll, 2015
- UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report, 2006
- Moving Out of Poverty – Vol. 2 - Success from the Bottom Up
- UNICEF Progress for Children, April 2012
- Search Institute, The Power of Developmental Assets, 2013
- Compassion.com, Quick Facts About Social Issues, https://www.compassion.com/poverty/social.htm