PM appoints Helen Grant MP as the UKâs Special Envoy on Girlsâ Education
She will lead efforts to improve learning and get 40 million more girls into school around the world by 2025
Boosting girlsâ education globally is a key priority for the UK as we take on the G7 presidency
The Prime Minister has appointed Helen Grant MP as his new Special Envoy on Girlsâ Education, leading the UKâs efforts internationally to ensure all girls get 12 years of quality education.
Mrs Grant is the Member of Parliament for Maidstone and the Weald and is a passionate advocate for the rights of women and girls. Before entering Parliament, Helen was a solicitor for 23 years, specialising in protecting women and children from domestic abuse. Since becoming an MP in 2010 she has been a champion of gender equality in Parliament, and has previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Women and Equality.
PM appoints Helen Grant MP as the UK’s Special Envoy on Girls’ Education
She will lead efforts to improve learning and get 40 million more girls into school around the world by 2025
Boosting girls’ education globally is a key priority for the UK as we take on the G7 presidency
The Prime Minister has appointed Helen Grant MP as his new Special Envoy on Girls’ Education, leading the UK’s efforts internationally to ensure all girls get 12 years of quality education.
Mrs Grant is the Member of Parliament for Maidstone and the Weald and is a passionate advocate for the rights of women and girls. Before entering Parliament, Helen was a solicitor for 23 years, specialising in protecting women and children from domestic abuse. Since becoming an MP in 2010 she has been a champion of gender equality in Parliament, and has previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice and Women and Equality.
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By Aditi Khanna
London, Jan 16 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for girls education, underlining that empowering women and girls through education will be the UK s key focus as part of its G7 presidency this year.
Helen Grant, member of Parliament for Maidstone and the Weald and women’s rights campaigner, will take on the new role to champion the UK’s “global expertise” on education and secure backing for ambitious initiatives to get 40 million more girls in primary and secondary school in developing countries by 2025.
UK PM Appoints New Special Envoy For Girls Education
UK PM Appoints New Special Envoy For Girls Education
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for girls education, underlining that empowering women and girls through education will be the UK s key focus as part of its G7 presidency this year.
Education | PTI | Updated: Jan 16, 2021 9:15 pm IST | Source: PTI
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced the appointment of a new special envoy for girls education, underlining that empowering women and girls through education will be the UK s key focus as part of its G7 presidency this year. Helen Grant, member of Parliament for Maidstone and the Weald and women’s rights campaigner, will take on the new role to champion the UK’s “global expertise” on education and secure backing for ambitio
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