Gender Equity & Girls Education

Gender

Listed below are organizations working in girls' education and in teaching gender equity. 

Over the past decade, the number of girls out of primary school has been reduced by half, and girls are completing more years of education than ever before.

Yet many challenges persist, especially for girls who face multiple disadvantages for various economic, cultural, social, political reasons.

Investing in girls' education brings high returns in wide-ranging areas. You can read more about the evidence on why girls' education matters in the 2016 publication by Gene B. Sperling, Rebecca Winthrop, with Christina Kwauk, from Brookings, What Works in Girls Education: Evidence for the World's Best Investment.
 

Organizations

BRAC and BRAC International
Program Names: Adolescent Development Program (ADP) in Bangladesh and Empowerment and Livelihood of Adolescents (ELA) Program outside of Bangladesh Website brac.net/search/item/723-empowerment-and-livelihood-for-adolescents Countr(ies) Started in...

Camfed International
Learner Guide Program (uses My Better World curriculum) Website camfed.org Countr(ies) Learner Guide Program is currently active in Ghana, Tanzania and Zimbabwe Grade Level of Students Participating 7-12 Number of Students Participating per Year 121,212...

Girl Rising
Website girlrising.com Countr(ies) India, Nigeria, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the United States Grade Level of Students Participating All ages (depending on the partner); Girl Rising’s curriculum is available for upper elementary, middle...

The Theater Offensive
True Colors: Out Youth Theatre Program Website thetheateroffensive.org thetheateroffensive.org/true-colors/youth-programming Countr(ies) US Grade Level of Students Participating Grade 9 to adult Number of Students Participating per Year 180 students per...

VentureLab
Website venturelab.org Countr(ies) USA Grade Level of Students Participating K-12 Number of Students Participating per Year 1000+ Year Organization Began 2013 Relationship to the public education system VentureLab partners with schools and non-profit...