For Most Girls in Malawi,
School Ends After Eighth Grade
More than two-thirds of Malawi’s population lives in extreme poverty.
While education can break the cycle of poverty, it is also unattainable to the 66% of people who struggle
to survive on less than a $1.70 a day. The barriers for young women to break out of generational poverty are daunting.
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barriers for young
malawian women
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8th Poorest Country
35% pregnancy youth rate
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25% graduate high school
60%
unemployed
An Education Shortage
Access to education is the #1 problem in Malawi Some of the real life issues in school that create barriers to quality education include:
Severe overcrowding in public schools
Lack of school supplies and technology
High-cost of secondary and university
Inadequate resources
When education is not an option, the pressure to marry young is extremely high. By the time a young girl turns 18, 46% are already married and have started families. Abandonment and divorce are often the result of these young marriages. The pressures of poverty leave one in four women as single mothers.
Impact
Every dollar you give to the Good Soil Scholarship Fund is used for room and board and tuition scholarships for young women with excellent potential who otherwise would be unable to continue their education.
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DescriptFor many young Malawian women, education is not an option because of the barriers created by generational poverty. Good Soil Partners seeks to overcome these obstacles with The Good Soil Scholarship Fund. Good Soil Academy provides a safe, nurturing environment where young women receive a world-class education, biblical entrepreneurship training, leadership training, skills acquisition, and spiritual discipleship. While the majority of our students come from families that pay tuition and fees, providing life-changing opportunities for rural, village girls is at the heart of our mission.ion text goes here