Stand with adolescent girls and young women during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
- A Advocacy Campaign/Project
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
The global pandemic COVID-19 lays bare and exacerbates existing inequalities. For adolescent girls and young women in many places, this means that the harmful impacts of patriarchy and gender inequality – including child, early and forced marriage and unions – are magnified and intensified. In this joint statement, we call on funders of all types and sizes to stand with adolescent girls and young women during and after this global pandemic. This statement is by the Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Unions and Sexuality Working Group.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Global
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2020 -
Partner(s)
- American Jewish World Service
- CARE
- Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice (formerly Promundo)
- Firelight Foundation
- Fòs Feminista
- Girls First Fund
- Global Fund for Women
- International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
- Plan International
- Population Council
- Summit Foundation
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Aahung, Crea, Greeneworks, The Kendeda Fund, Madre, Nirantar Trust, The YP Foundation
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Cross-cutting areas
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- COVID-19 Response
- Early/child marriage
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Gender equality
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth
Age
Not applicable or unknown
School Enrolment Status
Some in school
School Level
Not applicable or unknown
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Life skills education
- Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)
- Gender, rights and power
Other
- Other activities to end child marriage (not captured above)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased primary school completion
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased secondary school completion
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved sexual and reproductive health
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage