Working together to end poverty and injustice

Education

Oxfam believes every single child has the right to a basic education. Yet today, more than 72 million children in the developing world – the majority of them girls – are going without one. There are currently 771 million adults worldwide that are illiterate (64 per cent are women).

It’s a global disaster. Why? Because an education offers the best chance to develop the skills needed to make ourselves heard in the world, to influence the decisions that affect our lives and an opportunity to break free from poverty

Where we work

• Vanuatu: Young people in rural Vanuatu are getting a second chance at an education.
• Solomon Islands: ensuring effective primary education

Global Campaign for Education

Oxfam International is an active member of the Global Campaign for Education, working with others from the local to global level to call for more funding for education, and to get more girls into school.

• Read more on the Oxfam International website