The Poverty
– Education – Population Connection
¥School
lunch programs help kids, especially girls, stay
in school
¥Girls
who stay in school longer are likely to have fewer children
¥Reducing
family size helps lift families out of poverty
Female Secondary Education
and Total Fertility Rates
Efforts
to eliminate poverty and slow population growth reinforce
each other—and they also help prevent
state failure by addressing the root causes of instability.
