Bollywood actress Soha Ali Khan and her mother Sharmila Tagore launch an initiative to attempt to educate more Indian women in Mumbai on 6th May 2014.
In association with Plan India, Clinic Plus is attempting to make sure that no girl drops out of school. Their first attempt will be made in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
According to a UN report in 2013, India is considered to be the most dangerous place in the world to be born a girl.
According to a study by the World Bank, an extra year of a girl’s education can boost her earnings by 20 percent.
According to Educate Girls NGO, for every 100 girls enrolling in schools in rural India only 1 reaches class 12.
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