can. Empirical data has proven that when
women are educated, societies change.
When women go to school children live
longer and are twice as likely to be educated; families are smaller and healthier; a
family’s income is larger; and societies are
more peaceful.
For so many ills, there is a singular
solution.
We can no longer ignore the fact. In an
amazing example of collective thinking,
women and girls around the world are
standing up and demanding what is rightfully theirs. They are reaching for their
dreams and grabbing their futures with
both hands. CAI encounters it every day.
Marzia’s story is just one example. There
are millions of women around the world
just like her.
Although the tide is changing, women
still have a long road to travel