goal of development

the Millennium Development Goal of universal education. Both boys and girls benefit
 from early childhood program mes. Flexible scheduling helps boys and girls who work inside or
outside the family. Schools closer to children homes make it easier for all children to attend.
 Providing latrines and water to schools helps girls who are more likely affected by the lack of
 these facilities, but boys benefit too. And violence-free schools are good for everybody.


Education is the key to breaking the vicious cycle of poverty. Once people can read they can
vote. Once people can add and do basic math they can run a business effectively. Education

allows people to be more productive, earn better wages, protect their health and have a

voice in their society. The power of education extends across generations. Children of mothers
 who have been to school are healthier, better nourished and more likely to attend and succeed

in school than children of mothers who have never gone to school education is one of the most
effective weapons against  and other diseases, and raises awareness of living conditions

 and environmental protection. Life expectancy rises by as much as  years for every 1 per cent
 increase in literacy.

The  Conference on Education for All pledged to achieve universal primary education by 
But in ,million school-age children were still not in school,  percent of them girls

and  percent were in developing countries mostly in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Millennium Development Goals set a more realistic, but still difficult, deadline of

 when all children everywhere should be able to complete a full course of primary schooling.

The Conference on Education For All recognized that there was chronic neglect of children'
right to education especially girls' education. It helped re-establish that education is at the

heart of development and recognized the importance of closing the gender gap. However, it
mistakenly assumed that the general drive towards education for all would automatically reduce