Niger: Europe sponsors girls’ education

Five small European countries are pooling their resources to help girls and women living in villages belonging to the Youri community in Niger. Andorra, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Monaco and San Marino signed an agreement with UNESCO on 26 April to contribute to a joint fund totaling $200,000 that will finance the project. The project focuses on reinforcing the capacities of girls and women through increased enrollment in schooling, literacy training, empowerment of women through income-generating activities and sensitization to human rights.