Tagged: girls’ education

A young woman and her sister browse their tablet in Zaatari Camp in Jordan in 2021.

Collectively projecting an equitable, diverse, inclusive digital and innovation revolution

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Five years. That’s 1,825 sunrises, 43,800 hours and 2.6 million minutes to progress towards changing the face and reach of technology and innovation. The clock starts ticking at the Generation Equality Forum this week. Heads of State, corporate and philanthropic CEOs, civil society leaders and youth activists will convene to make… Read more →←
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Where are the girls and why it matters as schools reopen?

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“Where are the girls?” It’s a question that is asked too much when stepping into classrooms around the world. And the further up the school years we go, the more the question bounces around an echo chamber. Massive strides have been made in girls’ education. Between 1995 and 2018, 180 million more girls enrolled in primary and… Read more →←
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On the 10th anniversary of Girls in ICT Day, let’s reimagine education

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When we celebrated International Girls in ICT Day a year ago, we were at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, expecting it to be a short-term “blip”. For many of us, online meetings – complete with “you’re on mute” – were still a novelty. As the pandemic loomed over us, digital connectivity was enabling learning to continue… Read more →←
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“Don’t let anything stand in your way”: An Afghan girl’s message to her peers

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As my assignment in Afghanistan was coming to an end, I found myself reflecting on two years in this beautiful and troubled land. If there is a common theme from my many missions and discussions, it’s the strength, resilience and selflessness of women here. The mothers and grandmothers and daughters who remind me, in so many ways, of… Read more →←
Young school girls conducting a science experiment.

Helping girls aspire for more

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About two years ago, I was meeting a group of adolescent girls and boys in Aravan, a rural area in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan, to talk about their lives, their plans and visions for the future. Something that struck me was that girls were very keen on continuing education, learning new skills and building a professional career. They… Read more →←
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Stepping backward to jump forward

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Married at the age of 14, Mariam Keita dropped out of school and later became a young mother to two girls. Determined not to become another statistic, she set out to complete her education and prove young women in Guinea can be vital contributors to the country’s economic development. Women and girls must participate in the development… Read more →←
A row of young boys and a girl sitting one behind another in a classroom.

Chad: Addressing prejudices against girls’ education

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The Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided US$ 5.9 million support to address the challenges that adolescent girls face in provinces like Hadjer Lamis. With this three-year funding, the Ministry of Education and UNICEF are expecting to help girls access and progress through secondary education by, among other… Read more →←
Two young schools girls with tablet PCs at a desk.

On Girls in ICT Day, let’s think beyond coding

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Technology has infiltrated most aspects of our lives —the way we interact, learn, shop and conduct business. For many, this means more access to opportunities and information. Technology is also rapidly transforming the employment landscape, bringing with it a gig economy and a demand for entrepreneurship. It is projected that 65 per… Read more →←
A woman draped in a white shawl in a classroom with blue steel desks behind her.

What did your mother dream of as a girl?

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When our team — UNICEF Chad’s Education colleagues, the Ministry of Education and partners — was leaving Sido Bemadji primary school in the Moyen Chari province, we learned that someone from the school’s Mothers Association had been waiting to talk to us. I hesitated for a second as we were already late. I looked at the person… Read more →←
A group of girls are building a cardboard structure on a table.

A skilled GirlForce for a more equal world

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I thought only men could learn robotics – now I am able to construct a robot! These were the inspiring words of one teenage Lebanese girl after she attended a training for girls interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). She is just one of more than 600 million adolescent girls worldwide preparing… Read more →←

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