by Makenna Wehmeyer | Jul 6, 2020
PROJECT #162 Project #162 | Early Marriage Prevention in Afghanistan Our partnership with Sahar According to the UN Population Fund, nearly 57% of girls in Afghanistan are married before the legal age of 16. Cultural groups in the Balkh Province participate in the...
by Shilpa Iyer | Jul 5, 2020
PROJECT #161 Project #161 | Empowering Tanzanian Girls with Business Training Our partnership with Nurturing Minds Tanzania has one of the lowest secondary school enrollment rates and one of the highest dropout rates for girls with only 17% continuing past 7th grade....
by ODW Interns | Mar 7, 2020
PROJECT #139 Project #139 | Turning Periods into Pathways Our partnership with Days for Girls No girl should ever feel embarrassed or have to miss school because of her monthly period. Educating girls about their bodies is essential to changing their narrative from...
by ODW Interns | Jul 26, 2019
PROJECT #129 Project #129 | Empowering Girls in Afghanistan Our partnership with Sahar Afghan girls and their families are demanding greater access to education in their war-torn country. Since the removal of the Taliban, millions of children have entered the school...
by ODW Interns | Jul 20, 2019
PROJECT #124 Project #124 | Preventing Early Marriage through Tech and Leadership in India Our partnership with Feminist Approach to Technology India has the largest number of child brides in the world, one-third of the global total. The National Health Profile noted...
