Voces Por La Educación (Voices for Education)
This project takes an evidence-based approach to improve dialogue and partnerships between CSOs and the Guatemalan government to advocate for better educational models that serves a more diverse community. Why It [...]
Meet Our New GIRL Center External Collaborators
The Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center at the Population Council welcomes our second cohort of External Research Collaborators. This global network of [...]
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 exclusion [...]
Safe, Empowered Tech for Adolescents: A Framework for Research and Action
Adolescents’ use of the internet has exploded in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) alongside the proliferation of digital programming for development. While access is [...]
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 K’iche’ [...]
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 Contraception [...]
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 potential [...]
Leaving No One Behind: Fulfilling the Promise of Education for Pregnant and Parenting Girls in sub-Saharan Africa
Jump to: En Francais In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), over six million pregnant and parenting girls (aged 10–19) are out of school due to high [...]