Tag: Adolescent Women

From exclusion to empowerment: The transformative power of the ‘Advancing Action for Adolescent Girls’ second chance education programme

by Zain ul Abidin | Nov 17, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Girls' Education

If a nation's wealth were to be judged, it would not be by its gold reserves, sprawling cities or technological prowess. Instead, it would be by its human capital. Education is the primary tool through which human capital is cultivated and enhanced. For Pakistan, the lack of equal educational opportunities,… Read More

Listening to girls’ voices in Somalia: Supporting girls with disabilities to thrive in a fragile context

by Ebyan Mahat Sabul | Oct 11, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Girls' Education

While we find it perfectly normal to have our social networks and talk with our friends, family, and community, does it occur to you that there is that one person somewhere who does not have these advantages in life? Read More

‘Out-of-school girls’: do we need to re-think the terminology?

by Alison Buckler and Faith Mkwananzi | Mar 23, 2023 | Girls' Education

This blog is published ahead of an online webinar on 8 March: Am I a Girl?: Defining the adolescent stage of life, and its impact on educational opportunities. The term ‘out-of-school’ to describe those not engaged with formal education is one-dimensional. It pitches their (non-)enrollment status as the defining issue in… Read More

Educating adolescent girls: what works?

by PEAS | Sep 9, 2022 | Girls' Education

With 129 million girls out of school around the world and only 1 in 3 African children accessing secondary school, PEAS want to get #everygirlinschool. PEAS has over a decade of experience educating adolescent girls in Uganda and Zambia. Read More

Breaking the textbook gender bias: Inspiring girls and young women through providing role models they can identify with

by Liz Chamberlain and Caroline Dean | Mar 11, 2022 | Girls' Education, Learning

For many girls and young women in the world, and particularly those in the most fragile states, access to education is underpinned by pervasive gender inequality and discussion of their aspirations, their futures, and potential pathways into imagined futures remains limited. Read More

Tag: Adolescent Women

From exclusion to empowerment: The transformative power of the ‘Advancing Action for Adolescent Girls’ second chance education programme

Listening to girls’ voices in Somalia: Supporting girls with disabilities to thrive in a fragile context

‘Out-of-school girls’: do we need to re-think the terminology?

Educating adolescent girls: what works?

Breaking the textbook gender bias: Inspiring girls and young women through providing role models they can identify with

Challenging assumptions: why girls with disabilities return to school

Helping Current and Future Adolescent Girls Requires Bailing Out the Boat but Also Fixing the Hole

Adolescent women are being left behind in international efforts to end poverty