State of Education: An Overview

• This year, over 100 million children will not go to school. 60 million of these children are girls.
• 96% of unschooled children live in developing countries
• 75% of unschooled children live in Sub-Saharan Africa and West and South Asia

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       What obstacles prevent children from going to school?
There is no single obstacle that accounts for the millions of children who are denied an education every year, but there are some common ones. School fees and the cost of books and uniforms are too high for many families.  Often, children must work to help support their families and have no time for studies. Sometimes, particularly in rural areas, there are no local schools or they are too far away. 
The devastating impact of HIV/AIDS, War and Poverty poses a growing challenge to global education efforts. 
Putting children in school is only the first step toward guaranteeing that they receive a quality education. 

       What is HFTN doing to help put children in to school?

• We have built schools or are running schools in 10 nations.
• We provide meals and uniforms
• We provide books and study materials
• We provide gender equality

Children going to school in Afghanistan	School room in a village in the Philippines