Gordon Brown: 32 million girls not at school, we must push
for change.
Can you imagine a remote village where girls haven’t been
allowed or expected to attend even elementary schools in Indian subcontinent,
Pakistan, Afghanistan or some part of Africa? You might be even more surprised
to hear that not only female students but also teachers who are brave enough to
teach them are in need for armed guards to attend school to protect them from
Islamic extremists who believe girls shouldn’t be educated but be treated in
their traditional way to do domestic works, deliver and raise children, and
serve men. And even more surprising fact to learn is that there’re millions and
millions of such girls who are in such discriminatory situations that need to
be helped immediately.
Enjoy reading a report by one of the former premiers of the
U.K. who has been trying to offer those girls and teachers help, and think about
what need to be done for the people and places that are so different from
yours.
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