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Zambian school class: photo from behind of girls in light blue shirts. A girl in the centre, wearing a dark blue cardigan, raises her hand to answer the teacher at the front of the class, who stands in front of a blackboard.

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Girls? education can transform societies through the positive impact on the wider family, as well as reducing domestic violence. It?s estimated that if all girls completed primary school, the number who die in pregnancy and childbirth would fall by about two-thirds. | Photo credit: Mark Lang/Tearfund