Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make,

Education is the cornerstone of a society, ... The most important investment we can make collectively and individually is in education. It amounts to an investment in the development of the province.

Thus the Convention is unequivocal in its call for children to be consulted, to have their opinions heard and to have their best interests considered when law and policies are being drafted.

The real solution is to improve the incomes of the poor and provide their children with decent education.

To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people.

Here once again education is crucial, it enables children to be become more aware of their rights and to exercise them in a respectful manner which helps them shape their own future.