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Girls' Education 

Education shapes the destiny of young girls, and their progress shapes the prospects of nations. But for far too many girls, economic, cultural and political barriers stand between them and a good education. With tools ranging from research to training to policymaking, AED equips governments, communities and other partners to overcome the barriers and provide an education that helps young girls—and entire nations—reach their potential.

Keeping the Promise:  Five Benefits of Girls' Secondary Education

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 A new book published by AED, Keeping the Promise: Five Benefits of Girls’ Secondary Education, clearly and succinctly presents data and analysis on the importance of educating girls in developing countries. It also illustrates the impact educating girls has on the day-to-day lives of real families that the writer, May Rihani, has met through her more than 30 years of experience in the field.

 
Projects
  • ALEF

  • Ambassadors’ Girls’ Scholarship Program (AGSP)

  • dot-EDU – Improving Basic Education, Democratic Republic of Congo

  • EQUIP1 — Yemen Accelerated Learning Activity (YALA)
    • Tools & Publications
  • Basic Education in El Salvador (English)

  • Educating Children With Disabilities

  • Educating The World's Children

  • Education Decentralization and School Grants

  • Gender, Information Technology, and Developing Countries: An Analytic Study

  • Healthy Futures: Reducing Barriers to Primary School Completion for Kenyan Girls

  • Increasing Education Accountability in Brazil

  • Keeping the Promise: Five Benefits of Girls? Secondary Education

  • Making Schools Safe for Girls: Combating Gender-Based Violence in Benin

  • Multisectoral Strategies for Advancing Girls' Education: Principles & Practice

  • Multisectoral Support of Basic & Girls' Education, SAGE Technical Report No. 2

  • Programa Para O Futuro: A New Model For Employability Training

  • Public Expenditure Tracking in Education

  • Schools, Communities, and Democracy: The Nicaragua BASE Project

  • Starting Now: Strategies for Helping Girls Complete Primary, SAGE Technical Report No. 1

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Community Action Planning: Women in Mali Want Girls' Mentoring

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Conform, Reform, or Transform? Congolese Communities Confront Their Values

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Cultivating Philanthropy: Guinea's National Fund for Girls' Education (FONSEF)

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Girls' Education Is "News" in El Salvador

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Guinea's Local Alliances Energize Communities

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Leadership Training in Mali Triggers Positive Changes in Attitude

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Private Sector Enhances Girls' Education in El Salvador

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Shaping New Roles and Responsibilities in Ghana

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - The SAGE Story: It's About Girls Moving Forward

  • Strategies That Succeed: Stories from the SAGE Project - Women Speak Out in Ghana

  • Symposium on Girls' Education: Evidence, Issues, Actions

  • The Untapped Opportunity: How Public-Private Partnerships Can Advance Education for All

  • Window on the Future: 2025: Projections of Education Attainment and Its Impacts
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    Centers & Experts
  • AED Brochure: Center for Gender Equity

  • AED Center for Gender Equity

  • AED Global Education Center

  • Elizabeth Leu

  • May Rihani

  • Sidney Ruth Schuler
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    VIDEO: Why Ruth Aringo wants to get an education

    Ruth Aringo, Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship recipientSixteen-year-old Ruth Aringo lives in Kampala, Uganda and is going to school on an Ambassador’s Girls’ Scholarship, through a program managed by AED. In the following clips, Ruth and her mother reflect on the importance of education.

    CLIP ONE: Ruth talks about her ambition to become a neurosurgeon and what
    insipires her.

    CLIP TWO: Ruth's mother, Martha, reflects on the need to encourage girls.

    CLIP THREE: Martha explains how Ruth's education has helped their relationship.

    *To view the videos you can download the free Quick Time Player here.



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    Multisectoral Strategies for Advancing Girls' Education: Principles & Practice