At Girls Growing Education, we believe that education is a fundamental human right and it is a primary principle that drives what we do. The United Nations first articulated the right to education in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 28 stipulates that everyone has the right to education which shall be directed to the full development of the human being and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Furthermore, we believe we have a right to be included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, specifically Sustainable Goal 4, which builds upon the core educational principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Therefore, we stand in solidarity with the Youth Declaration on Transforming Education, presented during the UN Educational Summit in 2022, a key document which arose from the demands of young people around the world advocating to participate in the transformation of education as collaborators rather than passive beneficiaries.
We need to democratize knowledge production. And this is what we are about: a simple EdTech solution that delivers top line content to both students and educators. It is a real solution for those who lack access to online education by bridging the digital divide at scale via no internet required.
At GGE, equitable access to education is delivered with a clarity of understanding and intention. It is not permissible to deny children around the world their right to a developed mind and this is as basic to defining their humanity as Article 1: that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
