Why Educating the Boy Child is Also Nation-Building (And Why We Shouldn’t Leave Them Behind) by Davis Owomugisha
We’ve all heard the saying: “If you educate a boy, you educate an individual; if you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” It sounds deep, right? Like the kind of thing you’d hear in a motivational speech. But hold on a second—what about the boys? Are we saying that when you educate boys, they just sit around, learn to tie their shoes, and that’s it? Come on! Boys deserve a little more credit than that. Let’s break this down (with some humor, of course) and see why educating boys is just as important for nation-building as educating girls. Boys Aren’t Just for Show Imagine if we actually believed that boys are only educated for themselves. Picture this: A boy graduates, goes home, and sits in a corner, hugging his diploma. His mom asks, “What are you going to do with your education, son?” and he replies, “Nothing, Mom. I was educated just for me.” Now, unless you’ve met some very strange boys, that’s not how it works. Educating boys helps them contribute to society, just
