'Girl Effect' Could Lift the Global Economy

According to Your Move, a toolkit on the Web site www.girleffect.org, girls in Kenya could, over their lifetime, lift the nation's economy by $27.4 billion through additional education, $25 billion if they delay childbirth, and $1.6 billion if they stay free of HIV/AIDS.

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Published in:Bloomberg businessweek (Online) 2009-04
Main Author: Warhurst, Alyson
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AIDS
Children & youth
Domestic violence
Economic development
Education
Electronics industry
Families & family life
Girls
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human rights
Supply chains
Womens health
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Summary:According to Your Move, a toolkit on the Web site www.girleffect.org, girls in Kenya could, over their lifetime, lift the nation's economy by $27.4 billion through additional education, $25 billion if they delay childbirth, and $1.6 billion if they stay free of HIV/AIDS.
ISSN:2162-657X