The Unavailability Of Education And Poverty

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There is a solution to poverty.
In this world, there is nearly a billion people who cannot read or sign their names, and about 72 million children in this world that have not attended primary school. The lack of education is a problem that’s growing and we need to put an end to it. Many of the countries that lack education are because countries like Haiti, brazil, and chile have a high poverty rate; most primary schools are funded by the property value around the school. Other school are funded by grants; if schools lack on the resources then the children don’t receive proper education. Ending poverty can help raise more funding for primary schools around the world.
Unfortunately, putting an end to the unavailability of education and poverty
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For an organization of such magnitude and impact, BRAC 's brand is not commonly known. BRAC focuses on 12 different countries such as Haiti, Sierra Leonne, Liberia, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines, and Bangladesh. With one of the largest organizations that is funded by the Omidyar Network “BRAC has created 8.5 million self-employment opportunities and made $5 billion in micro-loans to over 6 million borrowers. BRAC 's schools graduated 3.8 million students from primary schools and 2.3 million from pre-primary schools, with nearly 1.8 million children currently enrolled in its 66,000 schools.” BRAC has done so much trying to help end poverty, but there have also been other organizations that have also helped such as the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. The gates foundation work with partnered organizations worldwide to tackle critical problems in third world countries. Such as training teachers to engage their students through more effective teaching practices. Coach parents and caregivers to help their children learn early on, so they are prepared to enter school. Also offer ways for parents and community volunteers to get kids reading and doing math outside of school

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