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Advocacy

We leverage our collective strength to influence global decision-makers and advocate for increased commitments, investments and accountability with and for adolescent girls.

We advocate with adolescent girls for their unique needs to be recognised and prioritised in key global and regional policy and advocacy spaces. We create intergenerational spaces with and for adolescent girls to meaningfully engage with decision-makers beyond the major global advocacy spaces.

We hold decision-makers (including our members) to account for shifting power to adolescent girls and for their girl-centered commitments.

We use our evidence and communications to push for greater commitments, investment, and accountability for adolescent girls in a context of shrinking civic space and rollback on girls’ rights.

We affect change by advocating for accessible, flexible funding and appropriate resourcing of adolescent girls and girl-led initiatives and organizations.

Goal: By the end of 2027, AGIP will have successfully influenced key decision-makers and advocacy spaces to recognise, include, and invest in the unique needs of adolescent girls. AGIP will play a leading role in holding governments and the sector to account for their girl-centred commitments

December 10, 2025

AGIP Members Take to the Global Stage: Girls’ Voices, Feminist Action, and Collective Power in November

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November has been exceptionally busy for AGIP member organizations. Our members have been driving bold, girl-centered advocacy across major global convenings from the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2) and the Seventh International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30). Across these global spaces, one theme is clear: girls and young women are shaping international agendas with power, clarity, and a demand for justice. 

Below is a snapshot of how AGIP members have been driving commitments, investments, and accountability with and for adolescent girls worldwide.  

Calling for Investment in Adolescent Girls at (WSSD2)

At the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2) from 4-6 November in Doha, Qatar, AGIP members, GAGE, Malala Fund, Plan International, along with UNGEI and the Government of Chile, co-hosted the event “Resourcing adolescent girls: sustainable solutions towards financing girls’ rights,” bringing together government and private sector representatives, philanthropic organizations, girls and youth activists, and wider civil society to progress sustainable solutions to financing and delivering adolescent girls’ rights in all their diversity. 

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September 19, 2024

Beyond commitments: Championing a new Girl-Centred Accountability Charter

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The Girl-Centered Accountability Charter, launched at the Summit of the Future Action Days 2024, is the keystone of AGIP’s Global Accountability Champions Platform. The Charter outlines 8 actions for governments to model and promote accountability with and for adolescent girls in global advocacy and policy platforms.  

Governments which sign the Charter become ‘Accountability Champions’ and make a public pledge to be accountable to their girl-centred commitments, lead by example, and influence other powerholders to practice accountability.  

Young people, UN bodies and girl-centered organisations can also support the initiative by endorsing the Charter and show solidarity with adolescent girls globally.  

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August 23, 2023

Where is the Money? Funding adolescent girls and young feminist

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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.

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May 24, 2023

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

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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.

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May 14, 2023

UNGA75: Adolescent girls’ vision for accountability in Generation Equality

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On the margins of UNGA75, The Adolescent Girls Investment Plan (AGIP), in collaboration with FEMNET, ARROW, Care International, Breakthrough and ABAAD Resource Centre for Gender Equality, alongside the Kenyan, Irish, Mexican, French, and Canadian governments and the Beijing + 25 Youth Taskforce hosted a discussion with seven girl advocates from Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Palestine, Nicaragua and Zambia.

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April 17, 2023

Adolescents lead the dialogue on accountability for gender equality

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On 1st July 2021, adolescent girl leaders utilized this event to raise their concerns and share their aspirations about the inclusion of girl leaders beyond the Paris Forum, especially when it comes to their inclusion in the implementation and accountability of girl-centric commitments over the next five years. This event was entirely designed by a group of adolescent girl leaders with support from AGIP.

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