Case Studies

Parenting groups support children’s early development in Vietnam…

Dinh, a mother of 2 from Vietnam, is supporting her children to get the best possible start in life after attending parenting groups.
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Meet the girls who escaped child marriage

With nearly 1 in 2 girls married off before the age of 18*, South Asia has the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world. But girls are fighting back against this harmful tradition. …
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Celebrating the birth of the girl-child!

In a hard to reach area in Kurigram district, one community is celebrating. They are rejoicing in the birth of a new baby girl, something that is helping end decades of discrimination and change…
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How a WhatsApp game turned into cyberbullying

Abuse and exploitation are growing issues in the online space. Vanessa*, 13, from Honduras found this out the hard way, but her experience led to bullying and online safety training for the…
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5 ways communities around the world prepare for disasters

Building safer schools, sharing knowledge on adaptation and risk reduction and learning sustainable livelihood methods, are among the ways communities are building resilience to the effects…
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Marjorie: Police don’t take harassment seriously

Marjorie has learned a lot from the Safer Cities programme and is sharing her knowledge with her female peers to keep them safe from harassment.
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It takes a village: ending FGM by creating new rituals

Rural communities in Guinea are creating new rituals that bring together the whole community with the aim of abolishing female genital mutilation (FGM), for good. 
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Stand with girls against trafficking

Girls are being trafficked within Nepal and across the border into India, every day. They’re being forcibly taken, coerced, targeted by men posing as boyfriends, sold by family members and…
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Rohingya girls speak out

Rohingya girls displaced by conflict in Myanmar tell us their hopes, fears and needs.
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Jemma’s journey to the world’s largest refugee camp…

Jemma* tells the story of her journey from the conflict in South Sudan to the world's largest refugee camp, Bidi Bidi in northern Uganda. 
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Delivering education to Nigeria’s displaced children

Mobile learning centres allow girls like Fatima to follow their dreams, despite being displaced by conflict.
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Busting period taboos and fighting child marriage in Bangladesh…

Lucky was married at 14. Now she is empowering girls to stay in school and become financially empowered, all while busting menstruation taboos!
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