By George Obua | Project Leader
An healthy child: a key factor to quality education
Children and young people who receive a good quality education are more likely to be healthy, and those who are healthy are better able to learn.
Globally, according to the research conducted by a team of Kole Intellectual Forum, it revealed that: learners face a range of challenges that stand in the way of their education, their schooling and their futures. A few of these are related to their health and well-being. Estimates show that some 1 in 3 learners face physical violence in school and 73 million children live in extreme poverty, food insecurity and hunger. Pregnancy related complications are among the leading cause of death among girls aged 15-19, and the study has also further communicated that, lack of physical activities have also contributed to poor performance in schools.
UNESCO who works to promote the physical, mental health and well-being of all learners in and through their education by reducing health-related barriers to learning, such as gender inequality, HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), early and unintended pregnancy, violence and discrimination, and malnutrition on the other hand has this to say that:
The link between education to health and well-being is clear and is that, education develops the skills, values and attitudes that enable learners to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, make informed decisions, and engage in positive relationships with everyone around them. Poor health can have a detrimental effect on school attendance and academic performance. Health-promoting schools that are safe and inclusive for all children and young people are essential for learning.
Kole Intellectual Forum has a number of contributions to according to the details they've towards health matters with physical exercises as part of their strategies to deal with health condition of their students.
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