Pillars of Maternal Health - Education for all girls / Public Boarding Schools in the Marshal Islands

My friend, Jill, with her two children at the lagoon. Jill is teaching at the North Islands High School where her expertise and love of the Maarshalese culture shine through. Girls who finish high school have a greater chance of not dying in childbirth worldwide.  Their children are also more likely to survive and thrive. Investing in girls education, worldwide,
is an investment in maternal health,

Traditional weaving at Field Day

In many places around the world, girls are forced to stop their schooling to help their families.
Often the cost is too great and the schools are too far from home.  In the North Islands High School Field Day, the girls
compete to make a traditional basket.

In the Marshal Islands, most high school students attend one of three different boarding schools.  These three girls are building a traditional house as part of their senior project.