2014

Authoring Agency: Plan InternationalPublication Date: 2014This report presents the findings from Plan International’s interviews with over 7,000 adolescent girls and boys in eleven countries.  It contains information on the methodology, results, and recommendations generated from this groundbreaking study. Learn More …

Authoring Agency: Council on Foreign RelationsPublication Date: June 2014This paper examines the correlation between child marriage prevalence and state fragility, demonstrating that many of the countries with the highest rates of the practice are found on the top of lists such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) list of fragile states and

Authoring Agencies: Let Girls Lead and Girls Empowerment NetworkPublication Date: January 2014This case study examines how Let Girls Lead and the Girls Empowerment Network are eliminating child marriage in southern Malawi through girl-led advocacy with village chiefs. Learn More …

Authoring Agencies: The Ford Foundation and GreeneworksPublication Date: January 2014This report aims to provoke discussion clarify what we need to know to bring an end to the deeply harmful practice of child marriage.  By mapping current knowledge of child marriage and the programs designed to address it, and highlighting questions that remain unanswered, the report helps

Authoring Agency: Council on Foreign RelationsPublication Date: July 2014This report is a collection of two previously published working papers on child marriage: “High Stakes for Young Lives” and “Fragile States, Fragile Lives”.  Learn More …

Authoring Agencies: The Population Council, USAID, UNFPA, PEPFAR, and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ministry of Women’s, Children’s, and Youth AffairsPublication Date: 2014This brief aims to describe the most effective and cost-efficient strategies to reduce child marriage through both prevention and support programs. Learn More …

Authoring Agency: Plan InternationalPublication Date: 2014This report, subtitled Pathways to Power: Creating Sustainable Change for Adolescent Girls, focuses on the structural barriers that  block girls’ and young women’s pathways to power.  It looks at the way power operates within the social institution of families and communities and also within the more formal institutions of the state,

Authoring Agencies: The Guttmacher Institute and United Nations Population FundPublication Date: 2014This report analyzes data from a wide range of sources, including survey data from women in developing countries, to document the number of women who lack access to sexual and reproductive health services, what it would cost to meet their needs, and the benefits

Authoring Agency: The Population CouncilPublication Date: July 2014The Population Council conducted an assessment of Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs) from the perspectives of adolescents and youth and health care providers in three states in India. This report presents the findings of the assessment conducted among adolescents and youth. Learn More …

Authoring Agency: The Coalition for Adolescent GirlsPublication Date: October 2014This literature review examines the motivations for, and implications of, engaging girls in the programs, projects, campaigns, and research that affect their lives.  It offers a working definition of “meaningful engagement” and provides examples of engagement strategies in various organizational and geographical contexts. Learn More …