Education got a big boost in September 2019, when DR Congo became one of the last countries in the world to eliminate school fees. Overnight, an additional 2.5 million children from poor families were able to attend school. However, school fees are still required for secondary school and private schools, which many of our Educate-a-Girl scholarship recipients attend because few villages have public schools.
When you invest in girls’ education, you gain healthy dividends. Education boosts girls’ future earnings, provides protection from early marriage, and improves health and economic outcomes for their children when they start families.