Education not only has the power to change an individual’s life, but also acts as a weapon to eradicate various prevalent social issues. Ill-practices such as child marriage, female genital mutilation, and domestic violence can be successfully eradicated when girls of the country are educated and made aware of their basic rights. Continuing on the subject, in this blog post, we discuss four reasons why girl child education is important. Read on. 1. Prevents Child Marriage Girls, especially those belonging to the marginalised sections of the society are married off before they turn 18. At an age when they should be pursuing education, they are expected to do daily chores at home and take care of the young ones. Education enlightens girls about the importance of self-growth and how they can become a contributing member of their family and the country. Reputable girls’ education charities are organizing initiatives such as women’s leadership program to instill qualities of indepen