As March is a memorial for matriarchs (Womens History Month), focusing on global efforts to ensure girls in developing countries share the advantages of equality made possible by the pioneering efforts of women past, seems particularly appropriate.
The Girl Effect is a united campaign to attract support for the education and liberation of young women in countries which do not afford the same opportunities to women as so often taken for granted elsewhere.
There are 600 million adolescent girls living in poverty in the developing world. By giving one of these girls a chance, you start the girl effect. When girls have safe places to meet, education, legal protection, health care, and access to training and job skills, they can thrive. And if they thrive, everyone around them thrives, too.
Their Global Investment and Action Agenda Girls Count provides some of the first critical research specifically focused on adolescent girls in the developing world. It demonstrates how providing support to girls age 10-18 dramatically improves their lives – and also results in significant benefits for society as a whole.
Going one step further, this report also includes strategic, concrete action items for policymakers, donors, development professionals, and the private sector to effectively implement change.
Now in its 2nd printing, Girls Count has helped launch a series of comprehensive reports covering a wide range of issues that affect adolescent girls.
Download the recent report
Help create powerful opportunities for girls, their families, and the world – support the Girl Effect Fund and its exponential benefits!
