Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Long distances can drop school enrolment of girls

The ADP says increase in school distance will decrease girls' enrolment by 20 per cent.

 

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that in Pakistan a half kilometer increase in the distance to school will decrease girls enrolment by 20 per cent.

 

The Asian Development Bank in its latest report issued on Tuesday said that in South Asia, more women die in childbirth – 500 for every 100,000 live births – than in any other part of the world except Sub-Saharan Africa.

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