A child’s first teacher is its mother. Making sure that mothers are educated means we can lift more people out of poverty and build a more inclusive … - Peng Liyuan

We need to explore innovation, use new methods and adopt new technologies to address new problems – so that high-quality educational resources can be offered to more girls, and they can continue their education in flexible and diverse ways.

I have visited many countries and talked to people from all walks of life. I have observed many women lift themselves out of poverty and change their fate through education. I would like to share with you some of China’s experiences and practices in this regard. Through continuous endeavour, China has achieved the goal of eliminating absolute poverty. We have always stressed that for poverty alleviation, we must first provide knowledge and skills. The development of education is a very important measure to achieve this.

When education is used to empower women and greater progress is made to promote it, we will be able to work at full throttle to build community with a shared future for mankind.