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Education and inequality in Jamaica

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As a region, Latin America and the Caribbean has increased its social spending on education. However, in Jamaica, social spending has not been increasing and the net enrolment ratio in primary school is declining. Rhian Holder, Christian Aid’s Country Manager for Jamaica, talks about education on the island and the inequality that exists between rich and poor and boys and girls.
www.christianaid.org.uk/images/scandal-of-inequality-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean.pdf #Caribbean #ChristianAid #development #education #gender #inequality #Jamaica #poverty #PrimarySchool #school #schooling #boys #girls
11 months ago, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
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SusanBarry

'Functionally literate'. What a phrase. I can see how this issue - plus the others that are raised in this podcast - really holds back young people (and men in particular). Good to hear about Christian Aid's work addressing this. Thanks, Cat, for raising this theme.

SusanBarry 10 months ago