Welcome to our blog! This blog focuses on the issue of women's lack of education in Ethiopia and the need to improve the situation. We chose to lend our voices to this cause because we were appalled by the very low number of women who are able to receive an education in Ethiopia, a situation which violates many human rights as declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These rights consist of a person's equality, freedom of opinion and information, the right to a free and full development and the most central of these rights: the right to education. The links on the right provide articles that relate the themes of well-known literature to women's education. Our Call to Action page lists a few organizations that are raising awareness for this issue and contains personal accounts of women fighting for the rights they are entitled to.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
About this Blog
Welcome to our blog! This blog focuses on the issue of women's lack of education in Ethiopia and the need to improve the situation. We chose to lend our voices to this cause because we were appalled by the very low number of women who are able to receive an education in Ethiopia, a situation which violates many human rights as declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These rights consist of a person's equality, freedom of opinion and information, the right to a free and full development and the most central of these rights: the right to education. The links on the right provide articles that relate the themes of well-known literature to women's education. Our Call to Action page lists a few organizations that are raising awareness for this issue and contains personal accounts of women fighting for the rights they are entitled to.
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Really informative website.
ReplyDeleteThe blog reminds me of Malala Yousafzai, a young girl who also fights for the right for women's education.
This website really helped me gain perspective on how a right we take for granted is something that women of Ethiopia have to fight for or are not even aware of.
This blog really informed me about women in Ethiopa. It gave me a new viewpoint in life and made me really grateful for all that I have. I really feel inspired to get involved in any way that I can.
ReplyDelete-Claudia
This website made me more aware that women are not receiving proper education. After reading one article which stated, “women are responsible for domestic work and looking after the children” it appalled me that Ethiopia's society is still maintaining this traditional, yet sexist lifestyle. There are many great opportunities in the world, and every part of it should have the chance to experience them, especially the opportunity for a decent education.
ReplyDeleteThis blog made me realize that the education I recieve in America is often taken for granted. When women in other parts of the world aren't lucky enough to have the same facilities and education as we do, it truely makes you realize that education is a gift. I also thought of Malala Yousafzai! She is a very smart young lady and takes bold moves to make sure women have the same rights as men. I hope soon in other countries women and men can have the same rights.
ReplyDelete^This was Ana
DeleteI had no idea how poor the education is in Ethiopia, and it helps me to understand the struggles that these women must go through just to learn. I found Geremew's story very inspirational, and it makes me realize that I have taken my education for granted. We often complain about going to school, but the girls in Africa do not have that opportunity. This blog makes me want to help these girls with their education in any way possible.
ReplyDelete~Simran
This blog makes me understand how a lot of women in Ethiopia get little or no education. It makes me realize how lucky we are to get an education.
ReplyDelete-Sachith
This blog really opened my eyes to the misfortunes of the women of Ethiopia. Young girls should be empowered and given confidence through a strong education; they should not be expected to just sit at home and cook and care for their children. Although I take education for granted and complain about going to school from time to time, I understand how important it is and how lucky we are to have these opportunities.
ReplyDelete~Anu
Wow, Geremew's story from the "Call To Action" article is very inspirational; hearing stories like this could help get people's awareness of the education of females in Ethiopia. I never knew that Ethiopia had such a huge educational problem. Sharing facts and information about Ethiopia's flaw in its way of education will surely help spread the word.
ReplyDelete-Louis
This blog is really enlightening- people in the modern world take many things for granted, including education, while the women in Ethiopia are still fighting for the right to learn. It makes me realize how fortunate I am to be able to go to school and learn every day.
ReplyDelete-Ramya
No other region in the world is impacted by political and socio-economical oppression as much as sub-saharan Africa. This blog does a wonderful job highlighting this cause by bringing the readers attention to the alarming state of women's education in Ethiopia.
ReplyDeleteNagasimha
As a woman, I understand how important it is to be well educated to succeed as a woman in today's world. It is depressing to see how little opportunities Ethiopian girls have compared to others in the rest of the world. This blog is a good wake up call for all of us on how much needs to be done to improve the lives in developing countries.
ReplyDeleteJyothi