“If my little brother dirties his clothes, I wash them” - Rosybel, Dominican Republic
Girls as young as four are juggling their schoolwork with a ‘curriculum of chores’ to help their families survive, reveals Plan International’s Real Choices, Real Lives study. The study – which forms part of the children’s development organisation’s Because I am a Girl campaign supporting quality education for girls – follows 142 girls living in nine countries, to provide a detailed picture of their lives. Yet it now reveals a growing number of mothers and grandmothers are working to ensure homework takes precedence over housework...
