This is putting many children – especially among the poor – at a serious disadvantage.


This is putting many children – especially among the poor – at a serious disadvantage.

Private actors, if left unchecked, can fragment educational systems. That is why we need strong government regulation.

Effective sex education programmes can help combat sexual violence in school and in society.
![A teacher shows students a flash card while describing measures to take when sexual harassment occurs, during a class in Shadabad Girls Elementary School in Gohram Panhwar in Johi, Pakistan [File: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2014-02-25T120000Z_1391763790_GM1EA2P0SB001_RTRMADP_3_PAKISTAN-SEX-EDUCATION.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)