RISE International

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Frequently Asked Questions
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How does education improve lives?

Education...

  • empowers
  • reduces poverty
  • improves health
  • fights HIV/AIDS
  • strengthens democracy

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The mission of RISE resonates with the UN's Millennium Goals. By providing schools and teacher training, our work aligns with and supports all of the broader goals of the United Nations.

  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Achieve universal primary education
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Improve maternal health
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • A global partnership for development

Education makes them all possible.  

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