UNICEF. (November, 2003). <i>Girls Education, Making Investments Count</i>. New York: Author. | The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children

PHOTO: PHILIPPINES: A girl sits, her face covered in the latticed shadows cast by a wire fence, outside the UNICEF-assisted Nayon Kabataan Rehabilitation Centre for street children and victims of child labour and physical abuse in Manila, the capital. (UNICEF/ HQ97-0939/Jeremy Horner)

UNICEF. (November, 2003). Girls Education, Making Investments Count. New York: Author.

The document talks about the misdirection of funds in education systems. It proposes that countries rethink their investment priorities, access where they put their resources, and that they invest in quality by focusing on children, and improving teaching and learning environments.

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Document Type: Article or General Publication
Geographical region: Africa (Central/ West)
Language: English
Topics: Education Programs

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