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The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are an international set of targets to be reached by 2015.
November 11, 2004—Two of the goals are intended to place girls in the driver’s seat of their own destinies.
The first is to get them into the classroom; the second is to secure access to higher education, followed by entry into and promotion within the labor market.
As the world approaches the halfway mark for achieving the goals, originally set forth in the early 90's, the international community is taking stock, assessing where we are, and looking at what needs to be done to reach the development objectives embodied in the goals.
This is the first in a series that will look at girls, education and empowerment.
Engendering Change in the Classroom
Mercy Tembon, the World Bank’s gender and education expert, offers a frank assessment of where we are, and what remains to be done.
Out of Conflict, Into School
After decades of conflict, the gender gap is wider than ever in Afghanistan. Yet, Habibullah Wajdi, education specialist with the World Bank in Kabul sees positive signs of change.
Stipend Program Rewarded With Success
An innovative program that pays parents to allow their girls to go to school adds value not only to the household but holds hope for the many nations who have implemented the program ... Listen to girls describe how the program has transformed their lives.
Development 360: Working Toward the Millennium Development Goals
See and hear how people around the globe are working with the Bank and other development institutions to transform their own lives today, and set the stage for their children's tomorrow.
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