Authoring Agency: Guttmacher InstitutePublication Date: July 2015This brief provides reliable, up-to-date information on the varying levels of access to contraceptive services that minors enjoy in the United States, disaggregated by state of residence. Learn More …

Authoring Agency: Let Girls LeadPublication Date: 2014This document summarizes the 2013 external evaluation of the Let Girls Lead model. The evaluation, which was commissioned by the United Nations Foundation, examined the approach and work of Let Girls Lead between 2009 and 2013. Learn More …

Authoring Agency: The World BankPublication Date: 2014This paper, a systematic review of reviews, synthesizes a wide array of evidence on the effects of violence against women and girls (VAWG) prevention and intervention strategies.  It examines the diversity of geographical contexts, the types of violence addressed, and the numerous approaches that have been used to combat VAWG. Learn

Authoring Agency: Child Protection in Crisis Learning NetworkPublication Date: March 2015This webinar examines findings from a recent baseline study on access to legal identity documentation for women and children, particularly the existing barriers to accessing birth and marriage certificates and the effects of being denied such documentation on women and girls.  It also includes information on

Authoring Agency: FAWE ZambiaPublication Date: 2014This paper describes the involvement of Community Action Groups in the decision-making processes in schools as they relate to the advancement of the Zambian child in education. It provides practical insights into the role of community members as school stakeholders in supporting girls’ retention, performance, and completion in the education sector. Learn

Authoring Agency: The Population CouncilPublication Date: November 2014The objective of the “BALIKA: Bangladeshi Association for Life Skills, Income, and Knowledge for Adolescents” project is to generate programmatic evidence to delay marriage in Bangladesh.  This report documents baseline data from a survey conducted in 96 villages in the districts of Khulna, Narail, and Satkhira on a

Authoring Agencies: USAID, Government of Malawi, World Health Organization, United Nations, and Evidence to ActionPublication Date: June 2014This evaluation assesses the extent to which youth-friendly health services (YFHS) standards were implemented in Malawi, examines the factors that influence uptake of YFHS at the district and zonal levels, and determines the extent of YFHS in Malawi. Learn

Authoring Agencies: Georgetown University Institute for Reproductive Health and Search InstitutePublication Date: 2015This brief outlines the study design, results, and general findings of research conducted to examine the relationship between developmental assets – such as positive relationships, opportunities, values, skills, and self-perceptions – and positive sexual and reproductive health outcomes in very young adolescents. Learn

Authoring Agency: The Population CouncilPublication Date: December 2014This study examines the effect of a multi-dimensional intervention on social, health, and economic assets, as well as experiences of sexual harassment, among vulnerable adolescent girls aged ten to nineteen living in the low income areas of Kampala, Uganda. Learn More …

Authoring Agencies: Center for Reproductive RightsPublication Date: 2015This annual publication summarizes the jurisprudence from United Nations treaty monitoring bodies on reproductive rights, and details the inequalities that girls and women face in their attempts at accessing comprehensive, high-quality reproductive health and education. It is intended to provide treaty body experts and human rights advocates with succinct, accessible information