Are Communities the Problem or the Solution for Girls’ Education?
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Session Description
There are deep-rooted, community-induced societal barriers to girls’ education. Persistently working with the entire community helps instill a favorable perception shift toward girls’ education. If communities have been the biggest impediment to development, can we flip the scenario, use the same communities, and make them the drivers of development?
Time & Location
Time:
11:45 - 13:00, Wednesday, April 9, 2014
BST
Location:
SBS, Seminar 10
Speakers
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Speaker
Safeena Husain, Founder of Educate Girls, is a social impact leader, empowering communities for girls’ education in India’s hardest-to-reach villages. Recognised globally, she received an honorary doctorate from LSE and became the first Indian woman awarded the WISE Prize in 2023 for her work in…