Just stumbled across an article in The Guardian about Girls being Key to Food Security… Exciting because we’re currently in post production on ‘The Road to Tumaini’ about that very issue.

Here’s an excerpt:

“The role of women and adolescent girls is spelt out in a report released on Friday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Girls Grow: A Vital Force in Rural Economies (pdf). Its key point is that adolescent girls and women are the key to unlocking the full potential of agricultural development in poor countries and ensuring food security.”

Read full article at The Guardian ->

The Road to Tumaini is an experiential tale, a coming of age story about young Australians facing a hard reality, and growing through it. It is also an essential document of the most effective ways to sustain long-term developmental change in Africa… through the education of the girl child.

“The education of girls yields a higher rate of return
than any other investment in the developing world”
Lawrence Summers, Chief Economist, World Bank