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UN Girls' Education Initiative

@ungei

Advancing gender equality in education and the empowerment of girls through the power of partnership.

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Meet Shenovate this #GirlsInICT Day as part of #EducationShiftsPower! As a youth-led initiative co-founded in Nigeria, it works to bridge the gender gap in tech by equipping girls and young women with #STEM skills to solve real-world problems and build confident careers 👩🏽‍💻

Meet <a href="/Shenovate1/">Shenovate</a> this #GirlsInICT Day as part of #EducationShiftsPower!

As a youth-led initiative co-founded in Nigeria, it works to bridge the gender gap in tech by equipping girls and young women with #STEM skills to solve real-world problems and build confident careers 👩🏽‍💻
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Girls & young women with disabilities are calling for more gender-responsive and inclusive education systems. Girls with disabilities have an equal right to education 💪 ungei.org/media/girls-di…

Girls &amp; young women with disabilities are calling for more gender-responsive and inclusive education systems. 

Girls with disabilities have an equal right to education 💪 
ungei.org/media/girls-di…
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Thousands of children in Northern Nigeria continue to face abductions and violence, yet comprehensive support systems are lacking. Our The Lancet article calls for urgent, coordinated action to protect and uplift survivors ✍️ thelancet.com/journals/lanch… @Teen_agenetwork development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC)

Thousands of children in Northern Nigeria continue to face abductions and violence, yet comprehensive support systems are lacking.

Our <a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a> article calls for urgent, coordinated action to protect and uplift survivors ✍️ thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

@Teen_agenetwork <a href="/drpc_nig/">development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC)</a>
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From teaching in a school centered in a red-light district to leading UNGEI, our director @antaraganguli’s journey showcases the transformative power of education. Discover her insights and plans for closing the gender gap in education in The Lancet 👉 thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

From teaching in a school centered in a red-light district to leading UNGEI, our director @antaraganguli’s journey showcases the transformative power of education.

Discover her insights and plans for closing the gender gap in education in <a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a> 👉 thelancet.com/journals/lanch…
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UNGEI is at the regional Education Out Loud workshop this week, partnering with Girls Not Brides & ANCEFA to advance girls’ education & end child marriage 🙌 We emphasized a powerful truth: Girls’ education is the most effective tool in the fight against child marriage!

UNGEI is at the regional Education Out Loud workshop this week, partnering with <a href="/GirlsNotBrides/">Girls Not Brides</a> &amp; <a href="/AncefaRegional/">ANCEFA</a> to advance girls’ education &amp; end child marriage 🙌

We emphasized a powerful truth: Girls’ education is the most effective tool in the fight against child marriage!
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Could you be one of the 2025 UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education Laureates? Meet the 2024 laureates and learn more about the nomination process before it’s too late. Deadline is 26 May: unesco.org/en/prizes/girl… #HerEducationOurFuture

Could you be one of the 2025 <a href="/UNESCO/">UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳</a> Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education Laureates?

Meet the 2024 laureates and learn more about the nomination process before it’s too late. Deadline is 26 May: unesco.org/en/prizes/girl…

#HerEducationOurFuture
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📢 Announced last week at #EWF25: 11 countries joined forces to launch a Ministerial Task Force to end violence in and around schools. A key milestone for the #SafeToLearn agenda — advancing safe, inclusive, and supportive learning #ForEveryChild. cgdev.org/article/minist…

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On #MenstrualHygieneDay, Impure premiered at UNICEF—spotlighting how period stigma impacts girls’ rights, dignity & education. UNGEI is proud to support this event and stand with advocates & artists calling for change. Read our full blog here 🎬 ungei.org/blog-post/sham…

On #MenstrualHygieneDay, Impure premiered at <a href="/UNICEF/">UNICEF</a>—spotlighting how period stigma impacts girls’ rights, dignity &amp; education.

UNGEI is proud to support this event and stand with advocates &amp; artists calling for change. Read our full blog here 🎬 ungei.org/blog-post/sham…
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122 million girls are still out of school. Many face violence just for trying to learn. Every educated girl, bold teacher, and equal policy builds a better world. Read the Solidarity Statement and stand for girls’ education and equality ✊ ungei.org/publication/so…

122 million girls are still out of school. Many face violence just for trying to learn.

Every educated girl, bold teacher, and equal policy builds a better world.

Read the Solidarity Statement and stand for girls’ education and equality ✊ ungei.org/publication/so…
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Thank you to everyone who joined our joint Webinar on Sexual Violence in Education Settings with SVRI today! Together, we exposed the scale of the problem, shared evidence-based solutions, and highlighted prevention priorities. Swipe through to see key quotes 👇 #EndSRGBV

Thank you to everyone who joined our joint Webinar on Sexual Violence in Education Settings with SVRI today! Together, we exposed the scale of the problem, shared evidence-based solutions, and highlighted prevention priorities.

Swipe through to see key quotes 👇

#EndSRGBV
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Today we brought together govt officials, civil society champions & youth leaders in our #GCI Alliance meeting to celebrate the lessons of Phase 1 & light the way forward. Together, we remain committed to putting gender at the center of education across Africa 💪 IIEP-UNESCO

Today we brought together govt officials, civil society champions &amp; youth leaders in our #GCI Alliance meeting to celebrate the lessons of Phase 1 &amp; light the way forward.

Together, we remain committed to putting gender at the center of education across Africa 💪

<a href="/IIEP_UNESCO/">IIEP-UNESCO</a>
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The door for girls must stay open—not just in words, but in action. That means investment, policy change, protection, and care. Because girls shouldn’t just survive school—they should thrive because of it. Read the Solidarity Statement ✊ ungei.org/publication/so…

The door for girls must stay open—not just in words, but in action. That means investment, policy change, protection, and care.

Because girls shouldn’t just survive school—they should thrive because of it.

Read the Solidarity Statement ✊ ungei.org/publication/so…
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Missed our webinar on Sexual Violence in Education Settings? Watch the recording now! 🔗 svri.org/webinars/sexua… Co-hosted with SVRI, the session explored how schools can become sites of harm and, more importantly, how they can be transformed into places of safety & equality.

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Play is not just fun—it is essential for growth, reshaping children’s attitudes toward gender stereotypes, and fostering equality. This #InternationalDayofPlay, let’s all choose play – every day. Together, we can advocate for every child’s right to enjoy the benefits of play 🖐️

Play is not just fun—it is essential for growth, reshaping children’s attitudes toward gender stereotypes, and fostering equality.

This #InternationalDayofPlay, let’s all choose play – every day. Together, we can advocate for every child’s right to enjoy the benefits of play 🖐️
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On World Day Against Child Labour, UNGEI champions safe, inclusive, gender-transformative schooling—every girl in class is one less child at work. Let’s rally for quality education for all and #EndChildLabour!

On World Day Against Child Labour, UNGEI champions safe, inclusive, gender-transformative schooling—every girl in class is one less child at work. 

Let’s rally for quality education for all and #EndChildLabour!
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🌍 Over four days in Bamako, #GCI equipped women teachers & principals from Kayes & Sikasso regions in Mali with strategic leadership, advocacy & gender-transformative skills. These changemakers are ready to champion every girl’s right to safe, inclusive education 🚀

🌍 Over four days in Bamako, #GCI equipped women teachers &amp; principals from Kayes &amp; Sikasso regions in Mali with strategic leadership, advocacy &amp; gender-transformative skills. 

These changemakers are ready to champion every girl’s right to safe, inclusive education 🚀
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Bullying faced by #LGBTIQ+ youth can mean they avoid school, have lower self-esteem, and struggle to find work in the future 💔 🌈 This #Pride Month, let’s work together to tackle discrimination and #EndSRGBV—today and every day.

Bullying faced by #LGBTIQ+ youth can mean they avoid school, have lower self-esteem, and struggle to find work in the future 💔

🌈 This #Pride Month, let’s work together to tackle discrimination and #EndSRGBV—today and every day.
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Will you be at #FfD4 in Seville this July? Join global leaders, youth activists, and financial experts to explore innovative, transformative, and sustainable ways to fund girls’ rights 🙌 📅 3 July | 🕧 12:30–2:00 PM | 📍 FIBES, Room 6 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/JustFuturesFFD4

Will you be at #FfD4 in Seville this July?

Join global leaders, youth activists, and financial experts to explore innovative, transformative, and sustainable ways to fund girls’ rights 🙌
 
📅 3 July | 🕧 12:30–2:00 PM | 📍 FIBES, Room 6 
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/JustFuturesFFD4
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Play Matters is UNICEF’s free, 50-minute e-course for parents, educators, policymakers, and advocates. Learn evidence-based strategies to use inclusive play—breaking gender stereotypes and boosting 21st-century skills & emotional well-being 👉 agora.unicef.org/course/info.ph…

Play Matters is <a href="/UNICEF/">UNICEF</a>’s free, 50-minute e-course for parents, educators, policymakers, and advocates. Learn evidence-based strategies to use inclusive play—breaking gender stereotypes and boosting 21st-century skills &amp; emotional well-being 👉 agora.unicef.org/course/info.ph…
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Attending #FFD4 in Seville? 🔥 Join us for a dynamic session to unpack real-world examples of youth-led impact, and explore how to secure and scale financing for young changemakers 🙌 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Attending #FFD4 in Seville? 🔥 

Join us for a dynamic session to unpack real-world examples of youth-led impact, and explore how to secure and scale financing for young changemakers 🙌

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…