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. …
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…
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.
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…
Confined indoors for 7 days, banned from using salt in food and made to miss school classes, girls speak out about the stigmas and difficulties they faced when they got their first period.
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