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9-17-year-old Syrian refugee girls are not enrolled in school
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9-17-year-old Syrian refugee girls married
A survey conducted by the research team of Amenah Project on school attendance and marriage among Syrian refugee girls and young women who reside in three towns in the Bekaa region of Lebanon showed that half of 9-17-year-old Syrian refugee girls were not enrolled in school and 24% of those younger than 18 years of age were married.
Why Education is Important for Girls?
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E d u c a t i o n I s t h e
M o v e m e n t f r o m D a r k n e s s t o
L i g h t
– Allan Bloom
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One in five school-aged children are not in school at all. Poverty and conflicts zones are the most obstinate barriers for education. Notably in some parts of the world, especially in the Arab region, education opportunities are limited for girls amidst the harmful gender norms embedded in this society.
Without skills for lifelong learning, children and adolescents face greater barriers later in life. They are more likely to suffer from unemployment, adverse health outcomes, less likely to participate in the decisions that affect them, and getting married before the age of 18 years old. All of this would threaten their ability to build a better future for themselves and their communities. Since education is important for a better health, let’s dive deeper into the meaning of health.
The concept of health evolved through the years and became a fundamental human right. Health depends on the way in which the human being adapts to his/her surroundings, starting from his/her family, social and professional environment. Accordingly, health is not only the absence of illness or weakness. The World Health Organization defines health as the good health situation that is physically, psychologically and socially integrated. With the development of the child and his/her growth, you have the right to health and to participate in the decisions related to your health and well-being, including sexual and reproductive health.
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Sexual and reproductive health is also your right enshrined within the concept of the universal right to enjoyment of the highest attainable standards of life, health, and growth. In other words, you have the right to acquire the skills in acquaintance with the body and with feelings and understanding them, to know how to take care of your body and protect yourself, and develop self-confidence.
What Does Health and Wellbeing Mean?
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C o n f i d e n c e i s t h e b e s t
t h i n g a g i r l c a n w e a r,
a n d I f e e l m o s t c o n f i d e n t
w h e n I a m h e a l t h y a n d
I t r e a t m y b o d y r i g h t
– Yara Shahidi
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