According to the World Bank, a 1% increase in female education participation, can result in a 0.3% increase in average gross domestic product and gains of up to $15-30 trillion in lifetime productivity and earnings. In Africa specifically, we see the highest rate of female entrepreneurial activity globally, with approximately 24% of women engaged in business ventures. So, for Pharo Foundation, it is clear that educating girls is indeed an investment worth making and particularly where we work in East Africa.

We share our commitment to educating disadvantaged girls with the renowned Malala Fund - an international, non-profit organization that advocates for girls' education. To highlight the critical impact of investing in girls education, this episode explores this topic with Malala Fund's, Saba Zewdu, Manager of their Ethiopia programmatic grant portfolio and Pharo Foundation's Head of Education in Ethiopia, Milkyas Solomon.