Striving for girls’ education in the birthplace of Voodoo

Name: Striving for girls’ education in the birthplace of Voodoo
Uploaded: 2015-09-29T00:26:17Z
Duration: P489S
Description: Around the world, 59 million children are out of school and 250 million are not learning the basics. The WNET series "Time for School" travels to Benin, where nearly half of girls have had no formal schooling and often marry very young.

Clip: 09/28/2015 | 8m 9s

Around the world, 59 million children are out of school and 250 million are not learning the basics. The WNET series "Time for School" travels to Benin, where nearly half of girls have had no formal schooling and often marry very young.

Aired: 09/28/15

Rating: NR

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Striving for girls’ education in the birthplace of Voodoo

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