March 15, 2014  

Quote of the day: Educate a girl

“Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.”

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3 responses to “Quote of the day: Educate a girl”

  1. Thommo's avatar
    Thommo says :

    I don’t like sexism, no matter how well meaning. Educate a community will give the same result

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  2. Ann's avatar
    Ann says :

    This quote is a variant taken from a speech given in the 1920’s to advocate for a new college to be co-educational:

    http://www.orijinculture.com/community/lost-black-white-keys-dr-kwegyir-aggrey/

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  3. Ann's avatar
    Ann says :

    This is a variation of a quote from a speech given in the 1920’s advocating (successfully, I believe) that a new college in Ghana be coeducational:

    http://www.orijinculture.com/community/lost-black-white-keys-dr-kwegyir-aggrey/

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