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Hilary Benn: Educating girls is investment in better future
for all
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Educating
women in the developing world can make an enormous difference to their chances
of finding work, raising a family and preventing the spread of
diseases such as HIV and AIDS, says Secretary of State Hilary
Benn
That's why the UK is investing £1.4 billion on education over the next three years, and why we're launching a new education strategy (Jan 26, 2005) to meet the challenge of achieving universal primary education for all by 2015.
Girls' education: towards a better future for all, sets out how we - together
with partners like
UNICEF
and the Global
Campaign for Education - will work to make it more affordable for girls' in developing countries to
attend school by helping governments to remove school tuition fees and provide
better school facilities for females.