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Education and Literacy
The two initiatives in Libya and Yemen address another basic human right, i.e. the right to education, to consider the discriminatory practices that threaten such right and to shed light on the strong correlation with the reported improvement in fertility, neonatal mortality reduction - in addition to the possibility of making important, real social changes.
The initiative on higher education and study-abroad scholarships for female students in Libya considers the discriminatory practices that hamper women in reaching higher education. It shows that the gap between the sexes in higher education emanates from different sources, including religious misinterpretations, customs and traditions, socio-political environments and institutional measures and mechanisms.
The initiative on illiteracy eradication through poetry in Yemen tackles illiteracy among rural women and highlights its impact on health care benefits and family health in general, participation in decision-making and economic empowerment. The main advantages of the initiative lie in integrating the oral cultural heritage in illiteracy eradication and in considering rural women’s conditions and needs, and the nature of their farming work.
Literacy through poetry in Yemen
Higher education and study-abroad scholarships for female students in Libya