Adolescent Girls Empowerment Program
Social isolation, economic vulnerability, and lack of access to health care prevent healthy transitions from girlhood to womanhood, especially for vulnerable adolescent girls [...]
The Girl Agenda Cannot Wait! Collaboration and Multi-Dimensional Investments Needed for Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment
The call to invest in girls’ and women’ empowerment during the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) is [...]
Celebrating 20 Years of Abriendo Oportunidades: Transforming the Lives of Indigenous Girls in Guatemala
Emerging in the aftermath of Guatemala’s 36-year civil war, Abriendo Oportunidades® (AO®) launched in 2004 as a pilot initiative to address the structural [...]
From Evidence to Impact: Scaling life skills programs for girls’ empowerment
Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:00–2:30 PM GMT | 2:00–3:30 PM WAT | 4:00-5:30 PM EAT Register Across sub-Saharan Africa, life skills programs are [...]
Investing in the Success of Adolescent Girls in Africa Requires a Targeted Approach
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21st, 2024Media Contacts:World Bank (in Washington, DC) - Caitlin Berczik, +1 (202) 458-9351, cberczik@worldbankgroup.org and Daniella Padilla Van Leggelo, +1 (202) [...]
Community-based Adolescent Girl Programming in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Balancing Act Between Scale and Quality
Mentors who run girls’ clubs can and do make a big difference in their communities. One of these mentors, Elizabeth, is a Maya [...]
Beyond Women: The Urgent Need to Address Adolescent Girls in the Care Economy
Jump to: En Français | En Español The care economy, which includes both paid and unpaid caregiving labor, is essential to our societies [...]
Power, Voice, and Agency: Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Multiple Interventions for Evidence-Informed Contraceptive Decisions
This blog is part of a series in partnership with Population Council, Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition (RHSC), and Population Services International (PSI), to recognize World [...]
Schooling and evidence-based interventions for adolescents and young girls in the Sahel
This blog is available in English and French. Jump to: En Francais The Sahel region faces major disparities in education that undermine the [...]
Empowering Adolescent Girls: Insights, challenges, and strategies—a preview of findings from the Africa Regional Report
Learn more about WEESA and register for this event! What are the potential pathways for advancing gender equality and empowering adolescent girls? Our [...]
Indigenous Girls’ Movements: Strengthening Indigenous Systems and Self-Determination (on the sidelines of UNFPII)
Please note this is a HYBRID event. To register for in-person participation, please go to the Eventbrite page. To register for online participation, please [...]
Girls Deliver: Building an Integrated Ecosystem for Adolescent Girls
Convening Diverse Stakeholders to Integrate Action for Adolescent Girls The Population Council’s GIRL Center kicked off Women Deliver 2023 with intention and action [...]