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    Shaping our collective futures: the Africa we want

    2013
    In 50 years, what kind of Africa can we envision, and then proceed to achieve? What are the non-negotiables? What agenda will see a true transformation of the world in which we live? What factors will enable us to not simply survive, but to thrive?
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    Gender Inequality Index

    United Nations Development Programme, 2014
    The Gender Inequality Index (GII), produced by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), measures gender inequalities in three important aspects of human development: reproductive health, measured by maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rates; empowerment, measured by proportion of parliamentary seats occupied by females and proportion of adult females and males aged 25 years and o
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    The Millennium Development Goals report gender chart 2014

    United Nations [UN] Statistics Division, 2014
    This special edition of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Gender Chart was produced for the 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, March 2014. It presents sex-disaggregated data on each of the MDG goals (not simply that of MDG3 on gender equality) in a clear, concise format using simple data visualisation methods.
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    Tool: indicators for measuring results on gender equality

    Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2010
    The purpose of this Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) publication is to provide a selection of potential indicators from which SIDA country teams can choose to help monitor results in gender equality work in different sectors.
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    Stop Violence Against Girls in School. Success Stories

    ActionAid International, 2013
    Millions of girls in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be denied their right to education. Violence and the fear of violence are also critical factors preventing girls from attending school.
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    Empowering women through higher education in Nigeria

    International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2011
    Does higher level of education imply greater women empowerment in Nigeria? What factors inhibit women’s participation in higher education in the country? What are the benefits and prospects of women empowerment? This paper has attempted to answer these questions by adopting a qualitative descriptive survey method.
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    A girl's right to say no to marriage: working to end child marriage and keep girls in school

    Plan International, 2013
    One in three girls in the developing world are married by their eighteenth birthday. Despite being prohibited by international human rights, child marriage continues to be a violation of children’s human rights. This report by Plan International focuses on the importance of education in preventing child marriages.
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    Islam and girl child education

    2010
    This paper discusses the education of the girl child in the Islamic context. Based on the verses in the scriptures, it suggests that education in Islam encompasses both the knowledge for prayer, and of the sciences and humanities. It highlights scriptures that talk of the benefits derived from education.
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    Flexible, Open and Distance Learning: An Enabler or Barrier to Women’s Empowerment through Education and Learning

    Commonwealth of Learning, 2013
    Can flexible, open and distance learning (FODL) deliver education equitably and equally, as well as remove barriers to women’s learning and enhance empowerment, in the Global South?
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    I know. I want. I dream. Girls’ insights for building a better world

    International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2013
    In 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.

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