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Nailatu Al-Quasm, 12, stands in her classroom at Gyezmo primary school in the town of Toro, Bauchi State. Other students are nearby. Their school is among the beneficiaries of the Girls’ Education Project (GEP). Led by the Government with support from the United Kingdom’s Department of International Development (DFID) and UNICEF, the GEP aims to get 1 million more girls into school by 2020, while at the same improving the quality of education. The project also calls for the deployment of more than 10,000 female teachers to rural areas, where the predominance of male teachers deters many parents from sending their girls to school. Nailatu enrolled in school during the GEP’s kick off in Bauchi. Her father, Kasimu Limon Toro, who now runs a traditional Koranic school in a hut near the family’s home, did not learn to write until he attended adult literacy classes, but he insists that all his 15 children “including the 11 girls” must get a good education. “I will support her in this with all my heart, until the day I die,” he said of Nailatu’s dreams of becoming a doctor. “I want to help people. I want to help my mother, my father, my brothers, my sisters,” said Nailatu.
September 29, 2014

Securing Safe Access to Education for Girls in Nigeria & Beyond

By: Melanne Verveer

By Ambassador Melanne Verveer Originally posted in Huffington Post here. In April 2014, the world’s attention turned to Nigeria as word spread that the militant group Boko Haram had kidnapped some…
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Syrian mothers and children
September 29, 2014

Are We Listening to Syria’s Women and Girls?

By: Melanne Verveer, David Miliband

By Ambassador Melanne Verveer and David Miliband Originally posted in the Daily Beast here. Despite legislation meant to help women and girls in conflict zones, much more must be done to…
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Female farmers are increasingly impacted by climate change
September 25, 2014

Women & Climate Change: Reflections on the Climate Summit

By: Rukmani Bhatia

  The global effects of climate change are ever-present, with landslides, floods, and hurricanes wreaking havoc on millions of lives through forced displacement and loss of livelihoods. As world leaders…
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UN Girl Declaration
September 24, 2014

Bringing the Girl Declaration to the Post-2015 Agenda

By: Ashley Binetti

  The 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly General Debate is set to commence this Thursday, September 24, 2014, and New York City is buzzing with civil society…
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HeForShe
September 22, 2014

Taking a Stand & Working Together

By: Ashley Binetti

  “Bringing one half of humanity in support of the other half of humanity for the benefit of all.” Advocating for women’s rights has historically been viewed as a women’s…
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Thanks to the Government of Odisha's commitment and support from the UK, mums-to-be and new mums can now get advice and support from day one in every village. Support now starts well before a baby's due date, and continues until their first birthday. Community health worker, Rebati, gives babies like Adilya, polio and other life saving vaccinations for at least the first year of their lives. Britain is working with the Government of Odisha, one of India's poorest states, and UNICEF to save the lives of thousands of mums and babies., Babies born in the poorer states of India – a country where more people live in poverty than the whole of Africa – now have a better chance of surviving than ever before. Thanks to the Government of Odisha's commitment and support from the UK, mums-to-be and new mums can get advice and support from day one in every village. Vital ante and post-natal care that helps mums bring their babies into the world safe and well. See how community health workers, nurses, soap opera stars and granny self help groups are together helping save the lives of thousands of babies in our gallery. UPDATE, June 2012: In 2011-12, 150,000 children like Baby Sethy have been delivered safely in India with the help of skilled birth attendants thanks to support from Britain. And across the world's poorest countries, UK aid has made sure half a million mums had the help of skilled doctors and nurses to have their babies in the last two years.
September 17, 2014

Women & the Growth of Peace through Health

By: Ryan Nichols

Women’s leadership in the development and implementation of innovative approaches to building peace is integral to engaging with the greater field of peace and security. Just as peace processes benefit…
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Girl in South Sudan
September 17, 2014

Gender Mainstreaming in Transitional Justice

By: Mayesha Alam

   “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you.” – Maya Angelou In the aftermath of political upheaval and mass violence, transitional justice mechanisms can help…
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Women, peace, and security laws
September 17, 2014

Buttressing the Women, Peace & Security Agenda through International Laws & Institutions

By: Kelsey Larsen

The regulation of the nexus between women, peace, and security is the responsibility of a number of international institutions and mechanisms. Encompassing laws, treaties, resolutions, and recommendations, this increasingly interconnected…
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Female combatants are rising
September 17, 2014

Female Combatants: The Dark Side of Women’s Power

By: Jane Mosbacher Morris

  Does the image of a female terrorist leave you glued to the TV?  Don’t let it—that’s what they want. Terrorist organizations often use the shock value of a female…
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Women vendors at a local market
September 16, 2014

The Many Shapes of Sustainable Development: Lessons from 5by20

By: Anne Johnson

  Originally published here. “I make kenkey [maize dough] for a living,” explains Rita, the animated young woman standing before me. “I used to buy just five bowls of maize flour…
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