“As a Christian organization that believes human life begins at conception, World Vision is proud to support the Keeping Girls in School Act. The challenges that keep girls from completing secondary education are complex and often multi-sectored, so we must commit to a stronger approach to address these cultural, economic, and equity obstacles holistically. We appreciate that significant changes to improve the bipartisan support for bill were made ahead of the House Foreign Affairs Committee mark-up. Girls deserve every opportunity to reach their God-given potential and we urge Congress to pass this bill.”
The Basic Education Coalition and World Vision urge the House and the Senate to pass the Keeping Girls in School Act, H.R. 4134, before the end of this calendar year. The time to pass this essential, bipartisan, widely-supported bill is now. Millions of girls around the world are in urgent need.
Before the pandemic, approximately 130 million girls around the world were not enrolled in school, and millions more failing to acquire basic reading, writing, and numeracy skills. With COVID–19 school closures affecting nearly 91 percent of the world’s student population, over 743 million girls have had their education disrupted. Impacts of these disruptions will continue to disproportionately affect girls for years to come.
H.R. 4134 will address these urgent needs. The bill has been an inspiring example of both sides of the aisle working together for the greater good. Both parties have showcased their willingness to collaborate in honor of the common goal of supporting girls around the world through repeated revisions to the bill’s language. BEC and World Vision implore Congress to maintain this collaborative spirit and focus on this common goal by passing the Keeping Girls in School Act now.
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World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization and a valued member of the Basic Education Coalition. World Vision partners with children, families, and their communities to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
The Basic Education Coalition is a group of leading international development organizations and academic institutions working together to promote global peace and prosperity through education.