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November 24, 2023

My UNGA Journey: Empowering Adolescent Girls on the Global Stage

by Misati, AGIP Girl Advisor 2023

I am Misati, an adolescent girl from Kenya associated with the Northern Women Empowerment Initiative (NOWEI) Kenya. Thanks to the support of AMPLIFY Girls and the Adolescent Girls Investment Plan (AGIP), I had the incredible opportunity to participate in events at the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly and related meetings held in New York from 15 – 23 September 2023.

In today’s world, we are confronted with numerous crises, issues, and conflicts.

Amid all these challenges, adolescent girls and young women, who have often been marginalized throughout their lives, continue to silently endure without the hope of change; in fact, their situations seem to be deteriorating.

October 11, 2023

Ellas quieren y, sobre todo, tienen derecho a aprender l Girls want to and, most importantly, have the right to learn!

Girl Voices, Stay Updated

By Paola, AGIP Girl Advisor (2023-2024)

Al momento de experimentar mi menarquia (primera menstruación), la única “información” de la que disponía eran los conocimientos básicos transmitidos por mi madre sobre la forma de colocar una toalla sanitaria y la duración aproximada de la menstruación. Ella, como muchas mujeres, no contaba con información más detallada sobre la salud y la gestión menstrual. Leer más….

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September 19, 2023

Investing in adolescent girls: Key changes in the bilateral donor funding landscape – 2021 updateInvesting in adolescent girls

Learn More, Research, Stay Updated

Investing in adolescent girls can bring significant returns. There are currently 1.8 billion young people between the ages of 10 and 24 years globally, and most of them (90%) live in low-and middle-income (LMIC) countries. In order to understand the unique challenges faced by adolescent girls in particular, and effectively deliver on the Agenda 2030’s promise to leave no one behind, robust and disaggregated data collection efforts that capture inequalities faced by adolescents are paramount to drive smart investment.

August 23, 2023

No more excuses! Accountability mechanisms for girls and young women!

Advocacy, Learn More

Facilitated by young people, the session on 19 July 2023 showcased approaches to achieving accountability for adolescent girls and young women in all their diversity. AGIP heard from diverse stakeholders on challenges, solutions, and commitments which advance power being shifted to adolescent girls – nothing about them, without them.

August 23, 2023

Where is the Money? Funding adolescent girls and young feminist

Advocacy, Learn More

On 18 July 2023, through an intergenerational dialogue hosted by adolescent girls, AGIP brought together adolescent girls, young feminist-led organisations, donors, researchers, and intermediary civil society organisations to identify challenges, showcase innovative solutions, and workshop what needs to shift to make funding more accessible for adolescent girls and young feminist-led initiatives.

August 12, 2023

International Youth Day 2023

Girl Voices, Stay Updated

The need for holistic shifts towards more sustainable development practices has been urgent for decades now, but the collective efforts on green transition have remained slower than needed.

The first International Youth Day (IYD) was observed in the year 2000 and since then, the world has continued to celebrate IYD every year on 12^th of August to recognise and forefront the innovative leadership of young activists.

July 19, 2023

Resourcing Girls Directly

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Amplifying girls’ voices and visibility has been highlighted as a key approach both to ensure programming aims to meet their needs, and to increase young people’s voice, agency and participation in decisions that affect their lives – both as individuals and collectively. There have been growing calls to increase funding to movements and organisations led by girls and youth (Arutynova et al., 2022; Salley, 2019; Mama Cash and FRIDA The Young Feminist Fund, 2018). To date, however, there is limited evidence on how much funding is currently invested in adolescent-and youth-led organisations.

July 19, 2023

From Advocacy To Action

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A significant proportion of the global population is comprised of adolescents and young people, with an estimated 1.2 billion individuals aged between 10 and 24 years old – the largest ever cohort in history. Adolescence defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the phase of life between the ages of 10 to 19 years – is recognized as a unique and critical life stage marked by the transition from childhood to adulthood.

May 24, 2023

AGIP’s Call to Action on International Women’s Day 2023

Advocacy, Learn More

This International Women’s Day, in 2023, gender equality is still a long way off. And adolescent girls – although making up 33% of the global female population – are still one of the most marginalised demographics globally. To realise a world in which adolescent girls have the voice, choice, and agency to determine their own futures, we must support and resource adolescent girls’ unique needs.

May 24, 2023

No more excuses! Accountability mechanisms for girls and young women

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Kigali Convention Center, Rwanda

19 July 2023

Wednesday, 19th July, 3:30pm – 5:00pm (local Rwanda time)

This session, facilitated by young people, showcases approaches to achieving accountability for adolescent girls and young women in all their diversity. We will hear from diverse stakeholders on challenges, solutions, and commitments which advance power being shifted to adolescent girls – nothing about them, without them.