We must make sure no girl is left behind due to Covid
Beauty Ituku/ActionAid By Julie Juma, Gloria Diamond and Natasha Harris-Harb Nasriin, 22, is a teacher from Somaliland. Her school closed this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She says school closures exacerbated existing problems that girls faced to accessing education. “When my school reopened at the end of August there were fewer girls compared to before the lockdown,” Nasriin says. “Some girls are facing abuse and early marriage. Some parents believe that girls should stay home and help with domestic tasks. “I hope that society will understand the value of a girl’s education ...
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