About the Cause
Gender equality is a cross-cutting theme in all Dubai Cares’ education programs with an approach that aims to secure equal access for boys and girls to safe learning environments with adequate facilities, materials and academic support from gender sensitized teachers and communities.
My Story
The education of girls in Mali remains a myth-reality these days because sending a girl to school is to embrace the depravity of morals. Women represent 52% of the Malian population with 76.40% of schooling against 109.50% of boys. Early and forced marriage, rape, violence, household chores and unwanted pregnancy are an obstacle to the education of girls. With the advent of the SDGs, it is imperative to send girls to school to achieve the agenda by 2030