"States Parties recognize the right of the child to education, and with a view to achieving this right progressively and on the basis of equal opportunity..." --United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Article 28 (1)
Justice for Girls advocates for girls' full access to education.
Read Transforming Education to Create an Alternative for Young Women and Girls who are Marginalized, Street-Entrenched and/or Homeless by JFG's Tracey McIntosh.
In a multi-year research and advocacy project, Dr. Jaskiran Dhillon and JFG documented the educational experiences of homeless young women in Canada. We began from the premise that there are significant institutional and structural barriers impeding homeless young women and girls’ access to education. These barriers effectively deny homeless and marginalized young women one of their constitutionally entitled rights as enshrined through the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Education Acts governing Canada’s provinces and territories. The denial of access to education is also a direct contravention of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Canada is a signatory. Read our report Struggles for Access: Examining the Educational Experiences of Homeless Young Women and Girls in Canada.
Justice for Girls advocates for girls' full access to education.
Read Transforming Education to Create an Alternative for Young Women and Girls who are Marginalized, Street-Entrenched and/or Homeless by JFG's Tracey McIntosh.
In a multi-year research and advocacy project, Dr. Jaskiran Dhillon and JFG documented the educational experiences of homeless young women in Canada. We began from the premise that there are significant institutional and structural barriers impeding homeless young women and girls’ access to education. These barriers effectively deny homeless and marginalized young women one of their constitutionally entitled rights as enshrined through the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Education Acts governing Canada’s provinces and territories. The denial of access to education is also a direct contravention of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Canada is a signatory. Read our report Struggles for Access: Examining the Educational Experiences of Homeless Young Women and Girls in Canada.
