.1. Lead an active lifestyle and exercise regularly. Brisk walking, swimming, aerobics and yoga in mid-life helps prevent memory problems that often come with aging. Mild to moderate exercise is all it takes just that one should do it regularly.
2. Exercise your brain. An active brain stays sharp and continues to produce new connections between nerve cells. Doing crosswords, reading, playing games such as chess, and learning a new hobby helps our brain.
3. Eat a healthy diet. A diet that is low in saturated fats, sugar, bleached white flour and junk foods and which has an abundance of colorful fruits and veggies will keep your brain sharp as well as keeping your body trim and protect you against diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease.
4. Avoid stress. Stress also damages your brain by releasing damaging hormones. Avoid stressful situations by turning to nature, doing yoga, meditations, etc.
5. Get adequate sleep. Sound sleep enables the body and brain to heal and recharge so that you are healthier and are able to think more clearly. Sleep also helps you have a better long-term memory.
6. Be sure to include plenty of antioxidants in your diet. Numerous studies have shown that a diet rich in antioxidants helps prevent and slow age-related declines in memory and learning. Among the very best sources of antioxidants are blueberries, dark grapes and pomegranates.
7. Incorporate plenty of essential omega-3 fatty acids in your diet. Omega-3s help protect the brain against age-related decline and maintain proper brain function throughout life. Some of the best omega-3 sources include fatty cold water fish such as tuna, sardines and mackerel.
8. Have an active social life. Besides meeting colleagues at work place, have friends outside office and also stay in touch with relatives. Talking and interacting with others keeps your brain active and sharpen thinking. According to a leading psychologist, spending only 10 minutes talking to another person can be as effective as mental exercises such as working crossword puzzles.
Stress damages brain by releasing damaging Hormones. So you must endeavour to live a stressfree life!
Saturday, September 14, 2013
MarvelousRoys MusicBlog Awards»BEST TOP10 Naija RAPPERS»
Hurray! Its time to announce the results of the Top10 naija Rappers conducted by MarvelousRoys musicBlog from an audience poll in the blog.
The criteria taken to ascertain the results include- rapper's fanBase, Endorsements, collabos, Fast in Rhyme and other factors.
10- Reminice
9- SauceKid
8- Jesse Jagz
7- Phyno
6- Mode nine
5- Olamide
4- Vector D Viper
3- Neato C
2- Iceprince zamani
1- MI Abaga
MI and Iceprince( choc boys duo) tops list, as phyno makes table, as Olamide dropped one spot behind Neato C.
Lets Celebrate our Artist and their Artistry!
The criteria taken to ascertain the results include- rapper's fanBase, Endorsements, collabos, Fast in Rhyme and other factors.
10- Reminice
9- SauceKid
8- Jesse Jagz
7- Phyno
6- Mode nine
5- Olamide
4- Vector D Viper
3- Neato C
2- Iceprince zamani
1- MI Abaga
MI and Iceprince( choc boys duo) tops list, as phyno makes table, as Olamide dropped one spot behind Neato C.
Lets Celebrate our Artist and their Artistry!
My Philosophy of L I F E [LIVING an IMPACT FOR ETERNITY]
Assuming you are to wake up one morning, to your greatest dismay to find out that everybody( your father, mother, wife, children, brothers and sister, friends, families) had gone. Nowhere to be found on Earth remaining only You. what will you do? Nobody else to talk to, Nobody to hear you when you talk, Nobody to keep you company in the world. Though you are left with all the good things you desired in life, be it Mansions, Cars, Trillions in different banks Account and what have you,but no one to talk or someone to put smile on their face. Can you still live a happy and fulfilling Life?
Is it not ridiculous that as Unique as Man was created and Ought to be, we are still ignorant about Life and How we should live in it to Gods Glory and our own fulfilment. life is too small compared to life after death which is Eternity, So that is why we should live a life of impact. You may be wondering why I said, Life of impact.
L I F E means Living an Impact For Eternity. As you sojourn in these short stay here on earth, If you fail to make people Happy and fail to carve your name in their heart, you are not worthy to live. YES! though everyone must not like you, but do what your heart tell you which also glorifies God.
It is unfortunate that some people failed to carve and are still failing their name on the heart of Men rather on sand which has being washed away and will soon b be washed away by the flood and erosions of time. They seek to inherent evrything on earth without showing people around them love, Forgetting they are not the Maker and owner of their own soul. if you are not remembered when you die here on earth for being a Man of Peace, A Man that touches the life of Men, A Man that makes the people feel the goodness of Life in them or How well you are connected to the people around you, you are not better than a person that has never existed before. This life is short so try to live it to your happpiness and Gods Glory. always do what pleases God, your Maker not Men.
A life of happiness and peace of mind is the best Life that anyone could dream of, which is far better than living in Mansions, driving expensive cars but have no peace of mind. The best way to have a Mind of peace is top live by God.
if some people can be able to solve these life unending questions-
-who created me
- for what purpose was created
- who own my life
They would quickly realise how far they had gone astray from Gods purpose and wills upon us in Life. only the Word of God( BIBLE) has the power to make us live a happy Life and have a mind of peace. never depart from Him for He is your creator. Never worry too much.
Read another post from these blog on How to be happy in life and Choice you might regret later in Life.
Is it not ridiculous that as Unique as Man was created and Ought to be, we are still ignorant about Life and How we should live in it to Gods Glory and our own fulfilment. life is too small compared to life after death which is Eternity, So that is why we should live a life of impact. You may be wondering why I said, Life of impact.
L I F E means Living an Impact For Eternity. As you sojourn in these short stay here on earth, If you fail to make people Happy and fail to carve your name in their heart, you are not worthy to live. YES! though everyone must not like you, but do what your heart tell you which also glorifies God.
It is unfortunate that some people failed to carve and are still failing their name on the heart of Men rather on sand which has being washed away and will soon b be washed away by the flood and erosions of time. They seek to inherent evrything on earth without showing people around them love, Forgetting they are not the Maker and owner of their own soul. if you are not remembered when you die here on earth for being a Man of Peace, A Man that touches the life of Men, A Man that makes the people feel the goodness of Life in them or How well you are connected to the people around you, you are not better than a person that has never existed before. This life is short so try to live it to your happpiness and Gods Glory. always do what pleases God, your Maker not Men.
A life of happiness and peace of mind is the best Life that anyone could dream of, which is far better than living in Mansions, driving expensive cars but have no peace of mind. The best way to have a Mind of peace is top live by God.
if some people can be able to solve these life unending questions-
-who created me
- for what purpose was created
- who own my life
They would quickly realise how far they had gone astray from Gods purpose and wills upon us in Life. only the Word of God( BIBLE) has the power to make us live a happy Life and have a mind of peace. never depart from Him for He is your creator. Never worry too much.
Read another post from these blog on How to be happy in life and Choice you might regret later in Life.
Dating rules for mature minds
1. That dashing sport who pursues you with wild romantic gestures has probably pursued other women with those same gestures in the past -- and will probably do so in the future, perhaps even while he's using them on you.
2. When a man tells you he wants a woman who has "her own interests," that means he wants you not to complain when he golfs twice a week.
3. The little tics of his that bother you at the beginning either become instantly unimportant once you fall in love -- or bug you more each day until you want to blow your brains out.
4. It's not always better to start off a relationship with super sex: The hotter it is at the beginning, the more disappointing the inevitable leveling-off.
5. How much he makes you laugh is more important than how much he makes -- or even how much he makes you happy in bed.
6. Personal hygiene is very, very important.
7. The two questions you should ask early in a relationship are, "How young a woman would you date if you could?" and, "Would you choose a woman with breast implants over a woman with small breasts all her own?"
8. If a man tells you he "loves really smart women," check out how he reacts when it's you all the people at the dinner party are listening to raptly.
9. The most romantic words a man can say are, "I can't wait to hear what you think about this."
10. The most romantic words a woman can say are, "Just lie back and relax."
11. Sex on a beach only sounds romantic; the older you get, the more sand doesn't mix with your anatomy.
12. Just because a man is making passionate love to you every night doesn't mean he isn't cheating on you.
13. The man you thought was "too nice" to date in your 20s will look shockingly good at your college reunion.
14. "Bad boys" turn into bad men with drug and alcohol problems.
15. A man who is over 40 and says he "just hasn't found the right woman yet" isn't ever going to find that woman.
16. The eternal relationship dilemma is not "Do you love me?" but "How much togetherness is too much -- or not enough?"
17. If you fall in love with a divorced man whose marriage was terrible, you'll always look better by comparison.
18. Even the most resentful stepchildren eventually grow up and move out.
19. Being single is preferable to being lonely in a relationship.
20. Other couples' relationships, which may look enviously romantic from the outside, are, behind closed doors, probably just as screwed up as yours.
2. When a man tells you he wants a woman who has "her own interests," that means he wants you not to complain when he golfs twice a week.
3. The little tics of his that bother you at the beginning either become instantly unimportant once you fall in love -- or bug you more each day until you want to blow your brains out.
4. It's not always better to start off a relationship with super sex: The hotter it is at the beginning, the more disappointing the inevitable leveling-off.
5. How much he makes you laugh is more important than how much he makes -- or even how much he makes you happy in bed.
6. Personal hygiene is very, very important.
7. The two questions you should ask early in a relationship are, "How young a woman would you date if you could?" and, "Would you choose a woman with breast implants over a woman with small breasts all her own?"
8. If a man tells you he "loves really smart women," check out how he reacts when it's you all the people at the dinner party are listening to raptly.
9. The most romantic words a man can say are, "I can't wait to hear what you think about this."
10. The most romantic words a woman can say are, "Just lie back and relax."
11. Sex on a beach only sounds romantic; the older you get, the more sand doesn't mix with your anatomy.
12. Just because a man is making passionate love to you every night doesn't mean he isn't cheating on you.
13. The man you thought was "too nice" to date in your 20s will look shockingly good at your college reunion.
14. "Bad boys" turn into bad men with drug and alcohol problems.
15. A man who is over 40 and says he "just hasn't found the right woman yet" isn't ever going to find that woman.
16. The eternal relationship dilemma is not "Do you love me?" but "How much togetherness is too much -- or not enough?"
17. If you fall in love with a divorced man whose marriage was terrible, you'll always look better by comparison.
18. Even the most resentful stepchildren eventually grow up and move out.
19. Being single is preferable to being lonely in a relationship.
20. Other couples' relationships, which may look enviously romantic from the outside, are, behind closed doors, probably just as screwed up as yours.
..Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga & Femi Otedola Make Forbes List
Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Femi Otedola and others have made the Forbes list of the richest people in the world. Forbes reviewed the top 21 richest. Nigerians based on the value of their shares held in quoted companies, the size and market share of their companies, the number of companies they own and its assumed value, the market value of their company’s brand and the impact of their companies on the Nigerian economy.
Check out the list below.
1. Alhaji Aliko Dangote – founder of Dangote Group, Richest man in Africa and Richest black man in the world
2. Mike Adenuga – Conoil, Equatorial Trust Bank, Globacom
3. Femi Otedola – ZENON Oil and Gas
4. Orji Uzor Kalu – Slok Group
5. Cosmos Maduka – Coscharis Group
6. Jimoh Ibrahim – Nicon Insurance, Global Flee
7. Jim Ovia – Zenith Bank, Visafone
8. Pascal Dozie – MTN Nigeria, Diamond Bank
9. Oba Otudeko – Honeywell Group Nigeria
10. Alhaji Sayyu Dantata – MRS Group
11. Umaru Abdul Mutallab – former Chairman First Bank Plc, Mutallab Group
12. Prince Samuel Adedoyin – Doyin Group
13. Dele Fajemirokun – Chaiman Aiico Insurance, Xerox Nigeria, Chicken Republic, Kings Guards etc.
14. Chief Cletus Ibeto – Ibeto Group
15. Raymond Dokpesi – Daar Communication, AIT,
16. Tony Ezenna – Orange Group
17. Chief Molade Okoya Thomas – Chairman CFAO Nig and other six french companies
18. Ifeanyi Ubah – Capital oil and gas
19. Leo Stan Ekeh – Zinox Computer
20. Fola Adeola – GTBank
21. Chief Ade Ojo – Elizade Motors Nig LTD, Distributor of Toyota cars
Twitter set to join the stock market
..Twitter says it plans to join the stock market in the most hotly anticipated flotation since Facebook's last year.
Referring to the official paperwork needed to join the market, the company tweeted: "We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned [initial public offering]."
Investors value Twitter, founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams, at more than $10bn (£6.3bn).
Twitter gave no further details as to the timing or price of the offering.
The microblogging service is on track to post $583m in revenue in 2013, according to advertising consultancy eMarketer, up from $288m in 2012.
Most of Twitter's funding comes from advertising, with companies paying for "promoted tweets" that appear in users' Twitter feeds.
Advertisers are keen to target Twitter's 200 million active users, who send more than 500 million tweets a day.
Mobile first
But some analysts believe the risk for Twitter post-flotation is that if the drive for greater advertising revenue leads to increased numbers of adverts in and around the site, they could become intrusive and unpopular with users.
"There's a few issues [such as] how many revenue streams can be developed beyond just advertising, the impact of more people accessing the service via smartphones," said Colin Gillis, a New York-based technology specialist at BGC Partners.
Nearly two-thirds of users access Twitter via mobile devices that have traditionally been difficult for advertisers to reach.
This is one reason why Twitter has acquired MoPub, a mobile-focused advertising exchange, for a reported $350m.
"Twitter was more or less a mobile-first platform from the start and so the company built its experience to work relatively well across devices," Clark Fredriksen of eMarketer told the BBC.
"Ultimately, they did a good job of monetising their mobile user base."
Learning from Facebook
"Twitter is one of the last of the major developed social networks to file [for an initial public offering or IPO] - we've already had Facebook and LinkedIn," said Mr Gillis.
Demand for Facebook shares was high when they first listed, but the share price has disappointed investors since then
Facebook listed on the stock market in May last year. Although it initially created excitement among investors, its share price performed poorly, before recovering this summer.
The timing of the IPO is likely to be related to renewed activity in stock market flotations. There have been 131 IPOs priced so far in 2013, according to IPO tracking firm Renaissance Capital - a 44% increase on the same period last year.
Activity is climbing back towards the pre-financial crisis levels of 2007, says Renaissance.
Andrew Frank, social media expert at technology research company Gartner, said: "[The IPO] gives its investors a way to get some of the money back that they put into the company at the beginning.
"It gives the employees a similar kind of event to reward them for the success they've had so far. And it gives Twitter itself extra funds to invest in new projects and innovation."
Mr Gillis said it was impossible to say how great the demand for Twitter shares would be until the company released a valuation.
Analysts say Twitter must continue to innovate under the scrutiny of public ownership.
"One of the things they will have to focus on is making sure that they keep their users very actively engaged," Nate Elliott, an analyst at the tech consultancy Forrester, told the BBC.
"One of the things Facebook has done very successfully over the past year-and-a-half has been to show that not only is the number of users growing, but that those users are becoming more active."
'This tweet is going public?'
Twitter's tweet announcing its filing immediately went viral - it was re-tweeted more than 8,000 times within an hour of its posting.
For many users, it seemed apt that the company would use its own platform to announce the news.
"Naturally Twitter announces its IPO via Twitter. What other way?" one read.
Twitter later sent a follow-up tweet, which read simply: "Now, back to work."
Once a company has filed paperwork with US regulators for a planned IPO, it enters a so-called "quiet period" when it is not allowed to speak to the media.
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission's website, a company can file a confidential prospectus for a public share sale if it is classified as an "emerging growth company" with revenue of less than $1bn.
Referring to the official paperwork needed to join the market, the company tweeted: "We've confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned [initial public offering]."
Investors value Twitter, founded in 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams, at more than $10bn (£6.3bn).
Twitter gave no further details as to the timing or price of the offering.
The microblogging service is on track to post $583m in revenue in 2013, according to advertising consultancy eMarketer, up from $288m in 2012.
Most of Twitter's funding comes from advertising, with companies paying for "promoted tweets" that appear in users' Twitter feeds.
Advertisers are keen to target Twitter's 200 million active users, who send more than 500 million tweets a day.
Mobile first
But some analysts believe the risk for Twitter post-flotation is that if the drive for greater advertising revenue leads to increased numbers of adverts in and around the site, they could become intrusive and unpopular with users.
"There's a few issues [such as] how many revenue streams can be developed beyond just advertising, the impact of more people accessing the service via smartphones," said Colin Gillis, a New York-based technology specialist at BGC Partners.
Nearly two-thirds of users access Twitter via mobile devices that have traditionally been difficult for advertisers to reach.
This is one reason why Twitter has acquired MoPub, a mobile-focused advertising exchange, for a reported $350m.
"Twitter was more or less a mobile-first platform from the start and so the company built its experience to work relatively well across devices," Clark Fredriksen of eMarketer told the BBC.
"Ultimately, they did a good job of monetising their mobile user base."
Learning from Facebook
"Twitter is one of the last of the major developed social networks to file [for an initial public offering or IPO] - we've already had Facebook and LinkedIn," said Mr Gillis.
Demand for Facebook shares was high when they first listed, but the share price has disappointed investors since then
Facebook listed on the stock market in May last year. Although it initially created excitement among investors, its share price performed poorly, before recovering this summer.
The timing of the IPO is likely to be related to renewed activity in stock market flotations. There have been 131 IPOs priced so far in 2013, according to IPO tracking firm Renaissance Capital - a 44% increase on the same period last year.
Activity is climbing back towards the pre-financial crisis levels of 2007, says Renaissance.
Andrew Frank, social media expert at technology research company Gartner, said: "[The IPO] gives its investors a way to get some of the money back that they put into the company at the beginning.
"It gives the employees a similar kind of event to reward them for the success they've had so far. And it gives Twitter itself extra funds to invest in new projects and innovation."
Mr Gillis said it was impossible to say how great the demand for Twitter shares would be until the company released a valuation.
Analysts say Twitter must continue to innovate under the scrutiny of public ownership.
"One of the things they will have to focus on is making sure that they keep their users very actively engaged," Nate Elliott, an analyst at the tech consultancy Forrester, told the BBC.
"One of the things Facebook has done very successfully over the past year-and-a-half has been to show that not only is the number of users growing, but that those users are becoming more active."
'This tweet is going public?'
Twitter's tweet announcing its filing immediately went viral - it was re-tweeted more than 8,000 times within an hour of its posting.
For many users, it seemed apt that the company would use its own platform to announce the news.
"Naturally Twitter announces its IPO via Twitter. What other way?" one read.
Twitter later sent a follow-up tweet, which read simply: "Now, back to work."
Once a company has filed paperwork with US regulators for a planned IPO, it enters a so-called "quiet period" when it is not allowed to speak to the media.
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission's website, a company can file a confidential prospectus for a public share sale if it is classified as an "emerging growth company" with revenue of less than $1bn.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
EDUCATION FOR ALL, PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES
Education for All (EFA)
Overview
Education is a right, like the right to have proper food or a roof over your head. Article 26 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “everyone has the right to education”. Education is not only a right but a passport to human development. It opens doors and expands opportunities and freedoms. It contributes to fostering peace, democracy and economic growth as well as improving health and reducing poverty. The ultimate aim of Education for All (EFA) is sustainable development.
In the year 2000, the world’s governments adopted the six EFA goals and the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the two most important frameworks in the field of education. The education priorities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are shaped by these objectives.
The two sets of goals are an ambitious roadmap for the global community to follow. They offer a long-term vision of reduced poverty and hunger, better health and education, sustainable lifestyles, strong partnerships and shared commitments.
The EFA goals and MDGs are complementary: as Irina Bokova, UNESCO’s Director-General, says: “When you fund education, you are securing progress towards all the Millennium Development Goals”.
Education for All Goals
Goal 1: Expand early childhood care and education
Goal 2: Provide free and compulsory primary education for all
Goal 3: Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults
Goal 4: Increase adult literacy
Goal 5: Achieve gender parity
Goal 6: Improve the quality of education
Millennium Development Goals
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
As the lead agency in charge of coordinating the multiple partners in the EFA movement, UNESCO monitors global progress towards the six EFA goals, in particular by publishing an annual EFA Global Monitoring Report that tracks the achievements of countries and the international community.
Video: Education for all: six goals for 2015
Why is education important?
Pupils attend a class in an all girls' school as part of a World Food Programme (WFP) food-for-education scheme, encouraging student enrollment.
Education beats poverty: one extra year of schooling increases a person’s earnings by up to 10%. 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty if all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills.
Education promotes gender equality by helping women control how many children they have. In Mali, women with secondary education or higher have an average of three children, while those with no education have an average of seven children.
Education reduces child mortality: a child born to a mother who can read is 50% more likely to survive past age five. In Indonesia, child vaccination rates are 19% when mothers have no education and 68% when mothers have at least secondary school education.
Education contributes to improved maternal health: women with higher levels of education are most likely to delay and space out pregnancies, and to seek health care and support.
Education helps combat HIV, malaria and other preventable diseases. In addition, it facilitates access to treatment and fights against stigma and discrimination.
Education encourages environmental sustainability. It allows people make decisions that meet the needs of the present without compromising those of future generations. The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), launched in 2005, urges countries to rethink education, curricula and teaching practice in ways that complement the drive to achieve EFA.
Education helps global development. An estimated $16 billion in aid is needed annually to reach the EFA goals in poor countries. However, in 2008 poor countries received only $2 billion in aid for basic education. The worldwide military expenditure for 2009 was $1.5 trillion.
Overview
Education is a right, like the right to have proper food or a roof over your head. Article 26 of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “everyone has the right to education”. Education is not only a right but a passport to human development. It opens doors and expands opportunities and freedoms. It contributes to fostering peace, democracy and economic growth as well as improving health and reducing poverty. The ultimate aim of Education for All (EFA) is sustainable development.
In the year 2000, the world’s governments adopted the six EFA goals and the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the two most important frameworks in the field of education. The education priorities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) are shaped by these objectives.
The two sets of goals are an ambitious roadmap for the global community to follow. They offer a long-term vision of reduced poverty and hunger, better health and education, sustainable lifestyles, strong partnerships and shared commitments.
The EFA goals and MDGs are complementary: as Irina Bokova, UNESCO’s Director-General, says: “When you fund education, you are securing progress towards all the Millennium Development Goals”.
Education for All Goals
Goal 1: Expand early childhood care and education
Goal 2: Provide free and compulsory primary education for all
Goal 3: Promote learning and life skills for young people and adults
Goal 4: Increase adult literacy
Goal 5: Achieve gender parity
Goal 6: Improve the quality of education
Millennium Development Goals
Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
Goal 5: Improve maternal health
Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development
As the lead agency in charge of coordinating the multiple partners in the EFA movement, UNESCO monitors global progress towards the six EFA goals, in particular by publishing an annual EFA Global Monitoring Report that tracks the achievements of countries and the international community.
Video: Education for all: six goals for 2015
Why is education important?
Pupils attend a class in an all girls' school as part of a World Food Programme (WFP) food-for-education scheme, encouraging student enrollment.
Education beats poverty: one extra year of schooling increases a person’s earnings by up to 10%. 171 million people could be lifted out of poverty if all students in low-income countries left school with basic reading skills.
Education promotes gender equality by helping women control how many children they have. In Mali, women with secondary education or higher have an average of three children, while those with no education have an average of seven children.
Education reduces child mortality: a child born to a mother who can read is 50% more likely to survive past age five. In Indonesia, child vaccination rates are 19% when mothers have no education and 68% when mothers have at least secondary school education.
Education contributes to improved maternal health: women with higher levels of education are most likely to delay and space out pregnancies, and to seek health care and support.
Education helps combat HIV, malaria and other preventable diseases. In addition, it facilitates access to treatment and fights against stigma and discrimination.
Education encourages environmental sustainability. It allows people make decisions that meet the needs of the present without compromising those of future generations. The UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), launched in 2005, urges countries to rethink education, curricula and teaching practice in ways that complement the drive to achieve EFA.
Education helps global development. An estimated $16 billion in aid is needed annually to reach the EFA goals in poor countries. However, in 2008 poor countries received only $2 billion in aid for basic education. The worldwide military expenditure for 2009 was $1.5 trillion.
Additional information can be found in the booklet “Education Counts” (originally presented as an exhibition in UN Headquarters, New York, during September-November 2010)
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