Education is a Right, Not a Privilege
In the Netherlands, education is something we easily take for granted. We go to school every single day, often without realizing what an immense privilege it truly is. But for Syrian refugee girls living in Jordan, getting an education is a daily struggle. Yet, access to school is absolutely life-changing. Research highlights the profound positive impact that education has on these girls, both today and for generations to come.
- Primary Education: Completing it drops the rate of child marriage by 14%.
- Secondary Education: Finishing it plummets child marriage rates by 64%.
- The Ripple Effect: Just one additional year of education can increase a woman’s future earnings by up to 20% (UNHCR, 2018), and educated mothers are far more likely to enroll their own daughters in school.
For these girls, education is not a luxury; it is the key to a safer, brighter, and more independent life. Our goal is to raise awareness around this crisis and build a community that cares. Together, we want to ensure that what we view as a standard privilege here, finally becomes a fundamental right for them as well.