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Women and girls in Kibera contract HIV at a rate 5 times their male counterparts.
1 in 5 children in Kibera do not live to see their fifth birthday.
Only 8% of all girls in Kibera ever have the chance to go to school.

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  • $25

    buys 33 books, 360 pencils, or 12 pairs of shoes

  • $85

    pays a teacher three times what she would earn per month in a government school

  • $250

    provides students and staff with a nutritious meal a day for a month ($0.15 per person per day)

  • $500

    can supply the school with enough basic medication to last a year

  • $3000

    builds a new classroom

Educating a girl in places like Kibera means she will earn more, invest 90% of her earnings in her family, be 3 times less likely to become HIV positive, and have fewer, healthier children more likely to live past age 5.