A lack of Education guarantees the cycle of poverty continues from generation to generation…
1 in 5 children in developing nations lack access to free education. If a mother has the ability to read, her children have a 50 percent greater chance of surviving past the age of five.
US Sponsors create their own fundraising If all students in low-income countries gained basic reading skills, 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty.
The cost of providing 13 years of education for a child living in a developing country is around $1 a day.
If a mother has the ability to read, her children have a 50 percent greater chance of surviving past the age of five.
Education Rocks provides US students the opportunity to develop life skills, business skills and nurture relationship skills. By standing for education, our US Sponsors help to break the generational chain of poverty and through this process, they develop a greater understanding of the world and their role as global leaders.
