Creating a Sustainable Platform for Indigenous Girls’ and Women’s Empowerment
The Population Council’s Guatemala office is committed to policy impact, which is visible in its collaboration with government of Guatemala (GoG) agencies, and the [...]
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 [...]
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 timely. [...]
Fulfilling the Radical Power of Education
The radical power and potential of education must be both leveraged and revitalized in the face not only of a global learning crisis but [...]