The Telegraph: Meet the women trying to stop an entire generation of girls being left behind

“Before Covid, 129 million girls worldwide were out of school; 32 million of primary school age, 30 million of lower-secondary school age, and 67 million of upper-secondary school age. The virus has been one of the biggest disruptors of education in history, forcing 1.6 billion young people out of school at its peak and exacerbating the existing learning crisis.”

“I don’t see how a girl will stay at school without her parents blessing,” says Musunka, who has a son and daughter. “If their parents do not understand the need for education or see the ripple effect it could have on the economy, we have a bigger issue to tackle.”