When children are educated, economic productivity is raised, infant and maternal mortality are lowered, nutrition is improved, health is promoted, and the like­lihood of education in subsequent generations is increased. No country has ever sustained rapid growth with high levels of illiteracy, malnutrition, and morbidity. Countries that have successfully achieved growth are those that have simulta­neously promoted economic and social development.

Poverty experts across the globe know that to achieve sustainable economic growth, children must have access to education. Providing jobs is only one part of

the development equation. Education is the key. SORESIN understands this and invest in education in the communities in which SORESIN operates, starting with paying a teacher’s salary, and moving toward providing supplies, books, and school facilities.

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