Girls and boys who learn to read, write and count will provide a better future for their families and countries. With improved education, so many other areas are positively affected. In short, education has the power to make the world a better place.
Education is more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. It is one of the most important investments a country can make in its people and its future and is critical to reducing poverty and inequality: * Education gives people critical skills and tools to help them better provide for themselves and their children * Education helps people work better and can create opportunities for sustainable and viable economic growth now and into the future * Education helps fight the spread of HIV/AIDS and other diseases, reduces mother and child mortality and helps improve health * Education encourages transparency, good governance, stability and helps fight against graft and corruption.
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The impact of investment in education is profound: education results in raising income, improving health, promoting gender equality, mitigating climate change, and reducing poverty.
As a student, do you sometimes wonder if all the effort is worth it? The seemingly endless studying? The tests? The papers? The long nights? The missed parties? What all that Red Bull must be doing to your central nervous system?
If you ever get discouraged about the time and money you’ve invested in your schooling, just think about what these well-known people have said about the value of education:’
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin
“Education is the most powerful weapon with which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela
“He who opens a school door closes a prison.” — Victor Hugo
“Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.” — George