Ensuring girls stay in school could boost the developing world economy by 21 billion shillings a year according to a new United Nations study. Girls are less likely than boys to complete schooling and more likely to face forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other undermining practices.
The report, entitled Sustainable Mountain Development in East Africa in a Changing Climate, launched at the World Mountain Forum in Mbale today, notes that loss of Mount Kilimanjaros forests could trigger water crisis as rivers begin to dry up.
