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RT @christian_aid: Women make up 64% of the world's illiterate #internationalwomensday #iwd http://t.co/MVRbWfDR

RT @christian_aid: Women make up 64% of the world's illiterate #internationalwomensday #iwd http://t.co/MVRbWfDR

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Jane Roberts

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Access to all that reproductive health entails is absolutely necessary for sustainable development as is universal access to at least a high school education, and I'm talking about real education, not for what often passes as education. I am co-founder of 34 Million Friends of the United Nations Pop...

Access to all that reproductive health entails is absolutely necessary for sustainable development as is universal access to at least a high school education, and I'm talking about real education, not for what often passes as education. I am co-founder of 34 Million Friends of the United Nations Population Fund. And with 7 billion people now and another 2 billion by 2050, I think sustainability is unattainable. Let's be a little bit honest.
Women are the key to any hope for the future.

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@TheElders it all starts with education. No knowledge = no change. Get kids into school & keep them there until they graduate from Uni!

@TheElders it all starts with education. No knowledge = no change. Get kids into school & keep them there until they graduate from Uni!

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