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. First comes school, then comes marriage

    Area of Involvement: Women & Population

    Amhara’s child marriage rates are among the world’s highest. An innovative program in Ethiopia — funded by the UN Foundation in collaboration with the Nike Foundation — is working to change that one girl at a time.

  2. 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).

  3. 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.

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