G7: Innovating for girl’s and women’s education
Worldwide a staggering 130 million girls cannot enjoy education the way we do in the Western world. Childhood marriages, bad sanitary conditions, unsafe infrastructure, violence and stereotypes are all examples of obstacles girls have to overcome in order to complete even their primary education. Education is key in unlocking their potential to contribute a better, more equal world.
The 30 trillion dollar question is how do we do this?
To answer this, the G7 organized a conference on innovation for women’s and girls’ empowerment through education. 1300 presided, including delegates from the G7 countries, the G5 Sahel countries, and invited experts and inspirational speakers, like Nobel laureate and girls’ education activist Malala. Our visual design thinkers Janita van Ginneken and Yara Rietdijk had the honor to go to Paris to lend their powers of visualization to the conference.
Their mission: to visually highlight and share the best practices for girls’ and women’s empowerment in and through education. Here are their key takeaways:
Mapping out insights like this in a visual way makes the abstract ideas tangible, concrete and relatable. Visuals cross language barriers, allowing everybody to understand, join in and do their part!
During the conference the G7 committed to investing $2.9 billion in girls’ education. They endorsed a declaration supporting the importance of investing in children’s education in crises and developing countries. The declaration, which comes the substantial financial investment, will hopefully help unlock the power of girls living in the world’s most difficult places. It will help realize their right to an education and turn the pictures we made into a reality.
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