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Translating Evidence Into Impact: Advancing Global Girls’ Education, Population Council
Translating Evidence Into Impact: Advancing Global Girls’ Education, Population Council
Research Utilization and Impact Briefs
Over the past two decades, the Population Council has advanced girls’ education through generation and use of evidence at global, national, and sub-national levels. Today, it continues to lead and shape agendas, as well as respond to the education community’s demand for rigorous research. Its new Evidence for Gender and Education Resource aims to drive better education results around the world by improving access to data and evidence on who’s doing what, what’s working where, and where girls’ needs are greatest.
Rapid Data Collection In Kenya’S Urban Informal Settlements Informs National Covid-19 Response, Population Council
Rapid Data Collection In Kenya’S Urban Informal Settlements Informs National Covid-19 Response, Population Council
Research Utilization and Impact Briefs
Rapid, localized research by the Population Council has supported a data-driven national COVID-19 response in Kenya, including informing evidence-based guidance and strategies; reinforcing the need for gender and youth-responsive policies; and strengthening close collaboration among government, researchers, and implementing partners.
Population Council-Led Partnership Influences National And Global Efforts To End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Population Council
Population Council-Led Partnership Influences National And Global Efforts To End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting, Population Council
Research Utilization and Impact Briefs
The Evidence to End FGM/C program has filled critical data gaps, bolstered local capacity, and strengthened stakeholder relationships over the past five years. Through a collaborative, African-led approach, the program informed high-level national policy dialogue in several countries, including Kenya and Nigeria, and contributed to UNFPA’s new global estimates of girls at risk for FGM/C.
Abriendo Oportunidades Strengthens Government Education Programming For Indigenous Adolescent Girls In Guatemala, Population Council
Abriendo Oportunidades Strengthens Government Education Programming For Indigenous Adolescent Girls In Guatemala, Population Council
Research Utilization and Impact Briefs
For over 15 years, Abriendo Oportunidades has partnered with national and local authorities to improve educational prospects for indigenous girls. In Guatemala, evidence and ongoing technical assistance have helped to strengthen and expand the Ministry of Education’s alternative education programs for adolescents, ensuring they are responsive to the needs of indigenous rural communities.