Investing in Indigenous girls means investing in bold, equitable futures. On #GirlsInICT Day, 115 Indigenous girls in Totonicapán joined STEM workshops through Abriendo Oportunidades w/ @SENACYTgt Vicepresidencia de Guatemala Karin Herrera to help girls see themselves as innovators. GIRL Center

📢 This Thursday, May 8: be part of the launch of World Health Organization (WHO) 's new guideline on preventing adolescent pregnancy & child marriage. GIRL Center is proud to support this vital step to #EndChildMarriage. 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/826nr

Exciting webinar by J-PAL Africa coming up! GIRL Center Manager, Naira Kalra will be part of this engaging discussion. Save the date: 📅: Thursday May 22, 2025 ⌚️: 1:00–2:30 PM GMT | 2:00–3:30 PM WAT | 4:00-5:30 PM EAT Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

We were honored to share findings from our multi-country, longitudinal research on care work and education for girls and boys at #PAA2025. Grateful for thoughtful feedback from our discussant and an engaged audience! Read more: tinyurl.com/mrx34ezf

(1/2)📢 At #WHA78, @trans4m_health & partners - PATH, Population Council, GIRL Center, PSI, Women Deliver, The Global Self-Care Federation, Fondation Botnar, The Network: TUFH, Sightsavers & Amref Health Africa - are calling on Member States to take bold action on #DigitalHealth to achieve #UHC

CAG and Akili Dada invite you to a Donor Roundtable exploring the impact of recent funding shifts, sustainable financing solutions and shared commitment to adolescent girls' rights. 🗓️June 4, 2025 🕰️9:00am EDT/4:00pm EAT/8:00am CDT Register: tinyurl.com/8c5jap5y

Exciting Partnership Alert! We’re thrilled to be partnering with Andre Foods International (AFI) Official Page to pilot an intervention developed from our research on unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion in refugee settings in Uganda. Stay tuned for insights and findings from this work! Population Council

For young people, climate change is a daily source of anxiety, displacement, and disrupted dreams. From Latin America to South Asia, our global research shows how climate-linked stressors are already affecting the mental health of adolescents. 🧵 (1/3) #BreakTheMold

The Population Council’s largescale survey of child domestic workers in Ethiopia demonstrated that, beyond abuse and exploitation, younger domestic workers are more likely to have their payment withheld, deducted or not paid at all. tinyurl.com/486kr4ya

Welcoming Elijah Kipchumba to the GIRL Center as a Post-Doctoral Fellow! He brings 8+ years of research experience in East Africa & will support the Adolescent Girls Initiative–Kenya (AGI-K) 10-year follow-up study, and adolescent-centered social protection & care economy work.

📢 Big news in #HIVPrevention! Our monthly dapivirine ring, a long-acting, user-controlled option is now recommended for AGYW ages 16+, an expansion of the EMA's 2020 initial positive opinion. #CBRPC Read our press release: bit.ly/3I1kaZh

At the CAG & Akili Dada Donor Roundtable, we asked adolescent girls: “What future do you dream of?”✨ Their answers were bold, hopeful, and clear. Let’s keep listening and investing to make these dreams a reality. Missed the discussion? Catch up: youtube.com/watch?v=zQjfhP…

Literacy is a foundational skill. On #YouthSkillsDay, explore how far we’ve come—and how far we must go—with GIRL Center Adolescent Atlas for Action 📊🌍: a3.popcouncil.org #SkillsForLife #A3Atlas #GirlsEducation

🧠 #MentalHealthAwareness | Crises hit girls hardest. New GIRL Center research from Kenya’s informal settlements shows school closures worsened depression, violence & health risks for adolescent girls. 📚 Read more: bit.ly/4181xcB

⚠️Girls migrating to cities are most vulnerable to trafficking in the first 72 hrs. Population Council & OPRIFS piloted Selam Medirashachin in Ethiopia to train market women, brokers & transport workers to protect migrant girls. ➡️ bit.ly/49mEf40 #EndHumanTrafficking