Girls & Women
Girls and women are essential to building healthier, better-educated and sustainable communities. Women and girls are too often afflicted with some of the harshest aspects of poverty. Instead of victims, women and girls can be powerful community leaders.
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Girls & Women
Jeffrey Epstein Scandal: An Important Reminder Thousands of Girls Are Trafficked Across the US
Epstein’s alleged victims were vulnerable young girls — like most trafficking victims globally. Read More
Girls & Women
John Legend Wants to See More Changing Tables in Men's Bathrooms
The celebrity shares the reality of being a dad on diaper duty in a new Pampers ad. Read More
Girls & Women
These Are the Best Countries to Be a Woman in 2019
A new global report analyzes the state of gender equality in 129 countries around the world. Read More
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Campaigners Work to Keep Girls in School at Melbourne Premiere of 'ACTIVATE: The Global Citizen Movement'
1 in 10 girls in Africa miss school when they are menstruating. Read more
Rape Convictions in England and Wales Slump to 10-Year Low Despite Rise in Police Reports
The decline comes amid growing concerns that the justice system is failing rape victims. Read more
Free Pads and Tampons Will Be Handed Out in Victorian Schools in Australian First
“Getting your period shouldn’t be a barrier to getting a great education.” Read more
'The Cave' Director Talks About Filming a Female-Run Underground Hospital in Syria
The documentary follows a team of health workers treating casualties of Syria’s civil war. Read more
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Girls & Women
Girls and women are essential to building healthier, better-educated and sustainable communities. Women and girls are too often afflicted with ... Read more
Health
Healthy people are able to live fuller, happier lives. They are able to pull themselves out of extreme poverty. For ... Read more
Education
The world has cut the number of children without an education in half. This progress must extend to the over ... Read more
Finance & Innovation
Ending extreme poverty needs innovative ideas, good governance and sustainable financing. Funding global development needs inspiration from every part of ... Read more
Food & Hunger
Well-fed people create stable communities, perform better in school and take advantage of the opportunities to end extreme poverty. The ... Read more
Water & Sanitation
Clean water, a place to “poo” and waste systems are not too much to ask. Over a billion people suffer ... Read more
Environment
A healthy planet takes care of its people. Healthy people take care of the planet. Protecting the earth promotes the ... Read more
Citizenship
The world needs active global citizens who are engaged in the world, knowledgeable about its diversity and passionate about change. ... Read more