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Motherhood in childhood: facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy
United Nations Population Fund, 2013Every day in developing countries, 20,000 girls below age 18 give birth. Nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage or a union. This has consequences on the health, education, employment and rights of an untold millions of girls. What are the challenges of adolescent pregnancy, and what can we do to ensure girls have a healthy and safe transition into adulthood?DocumentI know. I want. I dream. Girls’ insights for building a better world
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2013In 2013, a multi-country research effort was initiated to ensure that girls’ voices would guide the global development agenda. Implemented by the research firm 2CV, in close collaboration with local research partners and NGOs, the goal of the Post-2015 Adolescent Girl Consultations was to create a platform for girls to voice their unique insights, opinions and ideas.DocumentAfrican Women and Girls – Their say on their world post-2015
Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development, 2014The Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (ACORD), has released a landmark publication that details the voices of African women and girls in the post Millennium Development Goals discussion. African women and girls at the Grassroots – their say on their world post 2015 is a representation of African women’s voices from the grassroots.DocumentVoice and agency: Empowering women and girls for shared prosperity
World Bank, 2014Increasing women’s voice and agency is a valuable end in its own right. and it underpins the achievement of the World Bank Group’s twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity for girls and boys, women and men, around the world.DocumentInterventions to enhance girls' education and gender equality: final report
Institute of Education, University of London, 2014What is the evidence on the kind of interventions that lead to expansion and improvement in girls’ education? Are they shown to deepen gender equality?OrganisationEQUALITY for Peace and Democracy (EPD)
EQUALITY for Peace and Democracy (EPD) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organisation dedicated to empowering women and youth at the community and policy levels in Afghanistan.DocumentGender equality and economic growth: Is there a win-win?
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013To what extent does gender equality contribute to economic growth? And to what extent does the reverse relationship hold true?DocumentSexuality, Culture and Politics - A South American Reader
2013Although mature and vibrant, Latin American scholarship on sexuality still remains largely invisible to a global readership. In this collection of articles translated into English from Portuguese and Spanish, South American scholars explore the values, practices, knowledge, moralities and politics of sexuality in a variety of local contexts.DocumentGender equality for sustainable development in Nigeria
2013In Nigeria, patriarchal gender roles are clearly defined and deeply entrenched. This paper argues that there can never be gender equality in life; a man and a woman can never be equal, but can work together in mutual respect for sustainable development.DocumentStatus of action against commercial exploitation of children: Nigeria
End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes, 2014This report focuses on the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in Nigeria. It provides a comprehensive baseline of information on various manifestations of CSEC in the country, as well as an assessment of the achievements and challenges, including the participation of children and young people themselves, in efforts to eliminate CSEC.Pages