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The Importance of Investing in Education, Nutrition and Gender in International Development Name: Institution: Abstract The international community has made it their priority to encourage and support other nations to invest in education, nutrition, and gender. Notable is the fact that relevant education has significantly contributed to empowering the people and also create various employment opportunities for them. It has also helped to improve the purchasing power and the living standards of many households. Most importantly, it has reduced the mortality rates and that has occasioned the gradual elimination of gender disparity in the world today. As a short-term measure of economic progress, investing in nutrition has also improved the health status, nutrition status and economic productivity in different nations. It has equally enhanced individuals’ learning potential, as well as their immune systems, a change that has significantly reduced susceptibility to some infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis. In the light of all these, different nations should invest in gender to provide the men and women of this world with equal access to education, healthcare and other basic amenities, which are the core fibers of international growth. In this paper, a detailed theoretical perspective on the importance of education and nutrition in regards to gender is provided. The Importance of Investing in Education, Nutrition and Gender in International Development. Oniang'o & Mukudi (2002) affirm that investing in education, nutrition and gender are universally acknowledged to be very critical in international development. In fact, these issues have developed to be
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