Coalition for Adolescent Girls

Issue Area: Women & Population

The Coalition for Adolescent Girls is committed to driving public and private investment in adolescent girls. We know when a girl has equal access to education, employment and adequate health care, the benefits will be passed on to her children, her community and her country. There are more than 500 million adolescent girls in the developing world today. The Coalition for Adolescent Girls is their champion. 

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STORIES OF IMPACT

  1. How a $25 sheep can save a girl's life

    Area of Involvement: Women & Population

    Amhara’s child marriage rates are among the world’s highest.  A pilot program in Ethiopia is working to change that one girl at a time.

  2. Women and Faith Leaders Work to End Global Poverty

    Area of Involvement: Women & Population

    Women and girls make critical choices that can lead their families out of poverty.  The international development, women's rights and faith communities are working together to support women and girls.

  3. Coalition for Adolescent Girls

    Area of Involvement: Women & Population

    The first step to ending generations of poverty is investing in adolescent girls. That’s the premise behind the Coalition for Adolescent Girls (the Coalition).

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Investing in Girls' Education

Tieneke van Lonkhuyzen of the United Nations Foundation's Women and Population program talks about the importance of investing in the education of girls across the globe. Nearly 1 in 5 girls in developing countries who enroll in primary school do not complete their primary education.

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RESOURCES

  • Religion and America's Role in the World
    The UN Foundation and Religion & Ethics News Weekly Public supported public opinion research that examined the role that religion plays in shaping people’s views about America’s role in the world and foreign policy priorities. The report explores how religion impacts Americans’ views on whether the U.S. should take an interventionist or isolationist posture on such key issues as the war on terrorism, humanitarian disaster relief and women’s rights around the world.
  • »Girls Count Report
    This report is about why and how to put girls at the center of development. It is about how the health of economies and families depends on protecting the rights of and fostering opportunities for today’s girls.
  • »Think Globally, Report Locally Fact Sheet