International Women’s Day 2023 Highlight
This week, the Population Council celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD). The IWD theme of innovation and technology for gender equality will drive discussions at [...]
Direct-to-Consumer Fertility Awareness and Reproductive Health Information
The Game of Choice, Not Chance (GOC) is a Direct to Consumer (DTC) educational mobile game. The GOC provides young women with a safe [...]
Abriendo Futuros (Opening Futures) for Rural Indigenous Girls in Yucatan, Mexico
Abriendo Futuros (AF) is a girl-centered program aiming at improving the current and future life of Mayan adolescent girls (MAGs) in Yucatán. The program [...]
Child Domestic Workers
There are an estimated 17.2 million child domestic workers globally, most of whom are girls. Despite their large numbers, research related to this marginalized [...]
GIRL Center Launches Roadmap to 2030: A Path for Evidence-Based Action to Transform Adolescent Lives
Building on the success of the past five years, the Girl Research, Innovation, and Learning (GIRL) Center at the Population Council celebrates its anniversary by [...]
Investing in Younger Adolescent Girls in Kenya Leads to Long-term Sustained Improvements in Education and Health
Adolescent girls in Kenya and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa face a myriad of vulnerabilities including household poverty, violence, limited education opportunities, and a [...]
Abriendo Oportunidades® (“Opening Opportunities”)
For more than two decades, Abriendo Oportunidades®, has equipped Indigenous girls with critical life skills and support to improve their social, educational, and sexual [...]
Adolescent Girls Initiative-Kenya
AGI-K evaluated the short- and long-term impact of a multidimensional program for young adolescent girls in marginalized settings in Kenya. The second phase evaluated [...]