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In the Malagasy society where women have no real power or control over society, where gender inequality affects most areas and disfavors women, rugby can become a formidable tool of emancipation for girls. Rugby allows these young girls to become aware of their ability and feel less inferior to men.
By 2014, five million Malagasy school-age children have never been to school. And those who are lucky enough to be provided with some education are taught by unqualified, often non-officially appointed staff (known as FRAM) without any initial training.
With neither education nor vocational training in their majority, the ever-growing population often has no choice but to plunder natural resources or leave their communities to join in the waves of the rural exodus which often leads them to survive in shantytowns with quite precarious living conditions. And this results in the emergence of deviant behaviors (begging, theft, prostitution, etc.). The rate of early pregnancy among girls is very high and deprives these girls from any hopeful future. As stated above, this project uses rugby education to significantly improve the physical, social and environmental living conditions of girls

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