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Topic: women-and-girls

Pupils in a classroom in a lower-income country (file image)
World
Saturday, 7/4, 07:32 PM

UK Axes a Flagship Overseas Education Program for Women and Girls

  • The UK has scrapped a flagship overseas higher-education program for women and girls after about two years, one of a series of casualties of deep cuts to the aid budget.
  • Development groups and some lawmakers say the decision undercuts Britain's stated commitment to educating women and girls in lower-income countries.

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