LRC highlights right of IP to education this World Day for Social Justice 2024

The right of indigenous people to education is very much in our thoughts today on World Day for Social Justice. 

 

In an article published in the 2022 Philippine Journal of Science, it was found that only 28 percent of IPs surveyed entered elementary school, and eventually, only around seven percent will finish college.

 

According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), education is one of the most powerful tools in lifting excluded children and adults out of poverty and is a stepping stone to other fundamental human rights. It is the most sustainable investment.

 

Education allows indigenous communities to understand their rights better, leading to self-empowerment. The low percentage of indigenous individuals able to access tertiary education ultimately restricts their communities’ capacity to advocate effectively for their rights, perpetuating a cycle of disempowerment.

 

We cannot have social justice when such disparities are perpetuated for indigenous people. The relentless cycle where the indigenous youth are unable to realize their right to education as other students must stop.

#WorldSocialJusticeDay #StandForIndigenousRights

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