Today’s young people will shape the future — especially in Africa, home to the world’s fastest-growing youth population.
By 2035, more sub-Saharan Africans will reach working age than in the rest of the world combined. Yet only one in three currently complete secondary school, and even fewer are girls.
Education opens doors to better life chances, higher incomes, and greater community influence. Educated girls are less likely to marry early or face violence and more likely to raise healthy, educated children.
The coming decade will be a pivotal moment for Africa’s youth. This generation will face climate change, conflict, and poverty. Access to quality education is vital to equip them to lead, innovate, and build just, resilient societies.
Peace had always dreamed of being a medical professional but, like many young girls in Uganda and Zambia, she had dropped out of secondary school because her parents could not afford the tuition fees. She enrolled in a more affordable PEAS school and has since become a nurse. She says:
“Before joining a PEAS school, I had lost hope of completing my secondary school education. I have always wanted to be in the medical field, and thanks to PEAS’ academic support and extra-curricular science clubs I was then able to become a nurse and follow my dream.”
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