According to Plan International, around 76% of primary school aged girls in the nation of #SouthSudan are not receiving an education because of the conflict and food crisis in the country. In these conditions, it’s become more likely for a 13-year-old girl to die in childbirth than to learn to read and write. This is tragic since education has been proven to be a critical tool in reducing key factors that make someone vulnerable to the horrors of human trafficking and exploitation. Read more about child brides explained by one of @liftupthevulnerable (LUV)'s newest board members, Elika Dadsetan-Foley at: https://katiecouric.com/news/afghanistan-child-brides-explained/ #Education #HumanTrafficking #LiftUpTheVulnerable #GirlsEducation

Posted by mooreaudrey at 2022-01-24 18:32:15 UTC