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Globally, roughly 500 million more people now have bank accounts than in 2015. Still, this leaves 1.4 billion people without bank accounts.
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People who can read are more likely to participate politically and exercise their civil rights.
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Direct links between empowerment and breaking free from poverty are real. Self-confidence, personal power and aspirations for the future are associated with a high increase in escaping poverty.
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Enhanced leadership skills, less alcohol or drug use, and better performance in school are all outcomes of empowered youth.
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At least 12 million girls a year are married before they reach the age of 18 – that’s 28 girls every minute.
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In developing countries, 71% of people have a bank account – a 42% increase from a decade ago.
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In the past decade, an estimated 25 million child marriages have been prevented, thanks to many factors, including an increased global rate of girls’ education.
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Sources
- The World Bank, 2022
- UNESCO: Education for All Global Report, 2006
- Moving Out of Poverty – Vol. 2 – Success from the Bottom Up
- UNICEF Progress for Children, April 2012
- UNICEF, Child Marriage, May 2022
- The World Bank, July 2022
- UNICEF, Child Marriage, May 2022
- UNICEF, Child Marriage, May 2022