Across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, Central Asia Institute works in some of the world’s most remote and marginalized communities—places where poverty and isolation mean that girls and women are too often denied the chance to learn.
With your support, CAI is helping remove barriers to girls’ and women’s learning. We supply schools, train and mentor teachers, and fund scholarships that open doors for girls and women at every stage of life. Our women’s entrepreneurship initiatives further support women with training and resources to earn an income and participate fully in their communities.
When girls and women are educated, societies are transformed. The ripple effects are profound and measurable.
SHE CAN INCREASE HER INCOME
A girl with an extra year of education can earn 20% more as an adult.
Source: The World Bank, 2011.
SHE INVESTS IN FUTURE GENERATIONS
Educated women invest 90% of their income into their families and communities.
Source: Phil Borges. 2007. Women Empowered: Inspiring Change in the Emerging World. New York.
SHE MARRIES LATER
Girls with secondary education are 6 times less likely to be married as children.
Source: International Center for Research on Women, 2006.
SHE IS OLDER WHEN SHE HAS CHILDREN
Girls with higher levels of education are less likely to have children at an early age.
Source: UNESCO, 2013.
SHE HAS HEALTHIER CHILDREN
A literate mother has a 50% higher chance of her child surviving past the age of five.
Source: UNESCO, 2011.
SHE CONTINUES THE CYCLE OF EDUCATION
An educated mother is more than twice as likely to send her children to school.
Source: UNICEF, 2010.
SHE EXPERIENCES LESS DISCRIMINATION
Girls and young women who are educated have greater awareness of their rights.
Source: Education First: An Initiative of the United Nations Secretary General, 2012.
SHE MAKES HER OWN DECISIONS
Educated girls and women have greater confidence and freedom to make decisions that affect their lives.
Source: Education First: An Initiative of the United Nations Secretary General, 2012.
Imagine a generation of girls who grow up educated, confident, and free to lead. Imagine the communities they will build.
That is the world CAI is creating. One classroom, one teacher, one student at a time.
