The only road to achieving the SDGs is girls' education
Speaking at a side event during the 2018 high-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development at the UN, CEO of GPE Alice Albright asserted that educating girls will reduce the cycle of poverty, child marriage and HIV.
A year of education can change a girl’s life completely. According to UNICEF, an extra year of secondary school can increase a woman’s income by 15% in the future. However, it is very hard for a girl to access that extra year. The private sector and civil society can help fuel innovation and evidence building about what works, but change will only happen when governments get involved and integrate change into policy.