My hope is that every country in Latin America will make a significant commitment to supporting early childhood development programs.
ShakiraThe first years of a child's life are too important for a child's future - their development, earnings, behavior, and health - for anyone to ignore.
ShakiraEducation spurs growth and unlocks potential. After all, a single year of primary education creates a 10 to 20 percent increase in a woman's wages later in life. Education lowers the risk of disease and decreases the likelihood that a child will fall into violence and crime. And a child born to a literate mother is 50 percent more likely to survive past age five. No country has achieved sustained growth without at least 40 percent literacy for its adults.
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