From rural Uganda to global stages, the fight for girls' education is gaining momentum—and science is the new frontier. At the 10th-anniversary celebration of UNESCO's Prize for Girls' and Women's Education in Beijing, Peng Liyuan, UNESCO special envoy and wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, made a powerful case: "Women must lead the tech revolution." 🚀
🌍 African Success Stories Take Center Stage
In Uganda, the PEAS program has transformed 300,000 lives by building safe schools with sanitation—ending the era of "drop out or suffer." Meanwhile, Zambia's CAMFED initiative has turned 617,000 rural girls into educated leaders, smashing stereotypes in villages where daughters were once last in line for schooling. 🎓
🔬 Science as the Great Equalizer
Peng's keynote highlighted AI's rising dominance: "We must equip women with tech skills and innovative capacity to shape their futures," she urged. Her call aligns with this year's UNESCO awardees—Kenyan and Lebanese projects breaking barriers in STEM access. 💡
As Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director-general, handed out awards with Peng, one message rang clear: When girls learn science, they don't just change their lives—they change the world. 🌏✨
