Educate a girl, change the world.

There is no doubt that educating girls is a prerequisite for eradicating poverty. Education empowers and transforms women. It allows them to break the “traditional” cycle of exclusion that keeps them at home and excludes them from decision-making.

Hoong Eng Khoo – Article for the United Nations (https://www.un.org/en/chronicle/article/educate-girls-eradicate-poverty-mutually-reinforcing-goal)

At Costureo we consider that it is also our moral and social obligation to contribute a little and we believe that education is the only sustainable way to eradicate poverty, because we believe that education makes us free. Por eso colaboramos con Educo en las Becas Ella, becas para estudios de secundaria para niñas de Bangladesh, El Salvador, Guatemala y Burkina Faso.

At the age of 12, girls are considered adults in many countries that puts them in a situation of extreme risk, Girl Effect has captured very well the importance of education in this video:

Educating girls is laying the foundations for the future of an entire nation. We invite you to collaborate with Educo in any of its childhood support programs. Educo is part of theChild Fund Alliance.