Video: A new approach for improving education
The cycle of poverty can only be broken by better education. We know how to teach children to read and write, but we need to do a better job faster,” says Erin Ganju. Her organisation Room to Read, works in collaboration with communities and local governments across Asia and Africa to develop children’s literacy skills.
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Author: Erin Ganju is the Co-founder of Room to Read.
Image: Children displaced as a result of Boko Haram attacks in the northeast region of Nigeria, attend class. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde.
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