The Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center is a global research hub that envisions a gender-equitable world where girls and boys make a healthy and safe transition into adulthood and reach their full potential.
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Submissions from 2025
Ampliando el ecosistema de Abriendo Oportunidades®: Enfoque en la Escuela de Oportunidades, Population Council
Ampliando el ecosistema de Abriendo Oportunidades®: Enfoque en las redes de mentoras, Population Council
Ampliando el ecosistema de Abriendo Oportunidades®: Equipando a jóvenes mentoras con habilidades y recursos para ampliar la programación centrada en las niñas en Belice, Population Council
Ampliando el ecosistema de Abriendo Oportunidades®: Sembrando semillas de cambio dentro de los sistemas de gobierno, Population Council
Disruptive data: Optimizing national survey results to help young people thrive, Miriam Temin, Emily Pangalila, Sanyukta Mathur, and Farah Beche
Donor Roundtable—Sustaining Progress: Investing in adolescent girls amidst global challenges, Coalition for Adolescent Girls
Encuentros entre feministas jóvenes organizadas y actores clave: tensiones, financiamiento y supervivencia, Anel Bobadilla, Paulina Márquez, Esperanza Basurto, Natalia Tenorio, Sonia Cruz, and Ricardo Regules
GIRL Center special feature: 2024 impact report, GIRL Center
Girl Innovation, Research, and Learning (GIRL) Center: Innovation Hub Overview 2025, Population Council
Growing the Abriendo Oportunidades® Ecosystem: Equipping young mentors with skills and resources to expand girl-centered programming in Belize, Population Council
Growing the Abriendo Oportunidades® Ecosystem: Sowing seeds of change within government systems, Population Council
Growing the Abriendo Oportunidades® Ecosystem: Spotlight on Escuela de Oportunidades, Population Council
Growing the Abriendo Oportunidades® Ecosystem: Spotlight on mentor networks, Population Council
Jóvenes feministas en Yucatán: estudio de caso, Natalia Tenorio, Sonia Cruz, Esperanza Basurto, Anel Bobadilla, Paulina Márquez, and Ricardo Regules
La vida social del programa Abriendo Oportunidades® en Guatemala: Tres décadas habilitando espacios comunitarios y cívicos para niñas y mujeres indígenas, Population Council
Sustaining Progress—Investing in Adolescent Girls Amidst Global Challenges: Learnings from a donor roundtable, Coalition for Adolescent Girls and Akili Dada
Sustaining progress: Investing in adolescent girls amidst global challenges—Slide deck, Coalition for Adolescent Girls
Tensions, funding, and sustainability: Young feminist organizing’s relations with donors and key stakeholders, Anel Bobadilla, Paulina Márquez, Esperanza Basurto, Natalia Tenorio, Sonia Cruz, and Ricardo Regules
The Realities of Unstoppable Humans—Nawiri Project Dissemination Podcast Series, Feminist For Peace Rights and Justice Centre
The social life of the Abriendo Oportunidades® Program in Guatemala: Three decades of enabling community and civic spaces for Indigenous girls and women, Population Council
Why the world’s adolescent girls need our support, Karen Austrian and Evalin Karijo
Young feminist organizing in the state of Yucatán, Mexico: A case study, Natalia Tenorio, Sonia Cruz, Esperanza Basurto, Anel Bobadilla, Paulina Márquez, and Ricardo Regules
Submissions from 2024
Adolescent Girls Initiative–Kenya: Testing for Scale—Recommendations Report, Karen Austrian, Eva Ireri Muluve, Ruth Nanjekho, John A. Maluccio, and Erica Soler-Hampejsek
Beyond Women: The Urgent Need to Address Adolescent Girls in the Care Economy, Maimouna Bah
Building resilience among adolescent girls in the Sahel: Regional summary report of a mixed-methods participatory research, Sarah Engebretsen and Karen Austrian
Community-based Adolescent Girl Programming in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Balancing Act Between Scale and Quality, Miriam Temin and Angel del Valle
Conclusions: Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa, Kehinde Ajayi, Estelle Koussoubé, and Fatima Zahra
Construire la résilience des adolescentes au Sahel : Rapport de synthèse régional d’une recherche participative à méthodes mixtes, Sarah Engebretsen and Karen Austrian
Creating a Sustainable Platform for Indigenous Girls’ and Women’s Empowerment, Population Council
Girls Deliver Workshop on the Sidelines of CSW68, Population Council
Girls First Fund: External evaluation, Brian Medina Carranza, Dela Nai, Neelanjana Pandey, Grace Saul, Angel del Valle, and Fatima Zahra
Innovations in Data Visualization: Local patterns in young people’s health equity in the U.S., Emily Pangalila, Miriam J. Temin, Sanyukta Mathur, Rene Nevarez, and Karen Austrian
Intersectionality, gender norms, and young adolescents in context: A review of longitudinal multicountry research programmes to shape future action, Prerna Banati, Nicola Jones, Caroline Moreau, Kristin Mmari, Anna Kagesten, Karen Austrian, and Rebecka Lundgren
Introduction: Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa, Estelle Koussoubé, Kehinde Ajayi, and Fatima Zahra
Missing voices: Girls in the care economy—Slide deck, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
Power, practice, and potential: Social protection and adolescent girls, GIRL Center, Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Research Collaborative, and UNICEF
Power, Practice and Potential: Social Protection and Adolescent Girls—Event on the sidelines of CSW68, GIRL Center, Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Research Collaborative, and UNICEF
Power, Practice and Potential: Social Protection and Adolescent Girls—Slide deck, GIRL Center, Cash Transfer and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Research Collaborative, and UNICEF
Power, Voice, and Agency: Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Multiple Interventions for Evidence-Informed Contraceptive Decisions, Evalin Karijo, Karen Austrian, Miriam Temin, and Mame Soukeye Mbaye
Quality implementation of safe spaces programs, Karen Austrian and Sara Troiano
Safe, Empowered Tech for Adolescents: A Framework for Research and Action, Miriam Temin and Evalin Karijo
Schooling and Evidence-based Interventions for Adolescents and Young Girls in the Sahel, Mame Soukeye Mbaye, Miriam Temin, and Sharon Nashipae
The challenges of measuring girls' empowerment, Henrietta Asiamah, Estelle Koussoubé, and Fatima Zahra
The Girl Agenda Cannot Wait! Collaboration and Multi-Dimensional Investments Needed for Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment, Evalin Karijo and Karen Austrian
Understanding the education profiles of eight Latin American countries, GIRL Center
Understanding the education profiles of seven East and Southern African countries, GIRL Center
Webinar—Missing voices: Girls in the care economy, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
Webinar—Voces perdidas: Niñas en la economía del cuidado, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
Webinar—Voix oubliées: Les adolescentes dans l'économie du care, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, and Chiku Semfuko
What does adolescent girls' empowerment mean?, Fatima Zahra, Kehinde Ajayi, Henrietta Asiamah, and Estelle Koussoubé
What do we know about improving human capital fundamentals among adolescent girls in Africa?, Ioana Botea, Kehinde Ajayi, Karen Austrian, Chiara Pasquini, and Sara Troiano
Young Feminist Organizing (YFO) Project video—Nawiri: Impact of YFOs, Population Council Kenya
Young Feminist Organizing (YFO) Project video—Nawiri: Who and Why, Population Council Kenya
Submissions from 2023
Adaptation in Crisis: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Emergency Settings, Population Council
Adolescent education, health and wellbeing status in four counties in Kenya: Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, Population Council Kenya
Adolescent girls’ agency and their labour force participation: Experimental evidence from rural Bangladesh, Sajeda Amin and Momoe Makino
Advancing the Agenda in Girls’ Education Research, Benta Abuya, David Evans, Selim Gulesci, Nicole Haberland, Susannah Hares, Rabea Malik, Alessia Mortara, and Pauline Rose
AGI-K REPORT Documentary 2023, Population Council Kenya
A glass ceiling at the playhouse? Gender gaps in public and private preschool enrollment in India, Arindam Nandi, Soham Sahoo, Nicole Haberland, and Thoai Ngo
A scoping review of survey research with gender minority adolescents and youth in low and middle-income countries, Isabel Pike, Cara Kraus-Perrotta, and Thoai Ngo
Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A rapid review of the literature, Astha Ramaiya, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Rosalijn Both, Ann Gottert, Silvia Guglielmi, Sam Beckwith, Mengmeng Li, and Robert W. Blum
COVID-19 lockdown and collective activities: Evidence from the world's largest self-help group program, Garima Siwach, Thomas de Hoop, Chinmaya Holla Udayakumar, and Sapna Desai
Data Brief—Adolescent Economic Empowerment, Fatima Zahra
Data Brief—Adolescent Mothers: From Cautionary Tales to Partners, Nay Alhelou
Data Brief—Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Nay Alhelou
Data Brief—Agency, Sarah Engebretsen
Data Brief—Gender-Based Violence in Adolescence, Nay Alhelou
Data Brief—Girls in Humanitarian Settings, GIRL Center
Data Brief—Girls in the Digital Space, GIRL Center
Data Brief—Government Integration, Rene Nevarez
Data Brief—Holistic Approach to Adolescent Girls' Health, GIRL Center
Data Brief—Meaningful Adolescent and Girl Engagement, Sarah Engebretsen
Data Brief—Why Education is a Feminist Issue, Meredith L. Kozak
Determinants of school dropouts among adolescents: Evidence from a longitudinal study in India, Pradeep Kumar, Sangram Kishor Patel, Solomon Debbarma, and Niranjan Saggurti
Effects of a single cash transfer on school re-enrollment during COVID-19 among vulnerable adolescent girls in Kenya: Randomized controlled trial, John A. Maluccio, Erica Soler-Hampejsek, Beth Kangwana, Eva Ireri Muluve, Faith Mbushi, and Karen Austrian
El impacto del cambio climático en la salud: experiencias de la juventud de Bangladesh, Guatemala y Nigeria, Population Council and Women Deliver
El impacto del cambio climático en los medios de subsistencia y en las oportunidades educativas de la juventud, Population Council and Women Deliver
En quoi le changement climatique contribue-t-il à façonner les moyens de subsistance et les possibilités d'éducation des jeunes?, Population Council and Women Deliver
Evaluation of Biruh Tesfa (Bright Future) for All: A program for out-of-school girls, migrants, and domestic workers in low-income Ethiopian cities, Annabel Erulkar, Eyasu Hailu, Henock Markos, Getnet Demissie, Tsegahun Tessema, and Hana Hailu
Girls Deliver: Building an Integrated Ecosystem for Adolescent Girls, Karen Austrian and Emily Cho
Growth failure among children of adolescent mothers at ages 0–5 and 6–12 years in India, Arindam Nandi, Fatima Zahra, Karen Austrian, Nicole Haberland, and Thoai Ngo
How climate change is shaping young people’s livelihoods and educational opportunities, Population Council and Women Deliver
Implementing interventions to address gender and power inequalities in early adolescence: Utilizing a theory of change to assess conditions for success, Kristin Mmari, Jennifer Gayles, Rebecka Lundgren, Katherine Barker, Karen Austrian, Ruti G. Levtov, Jane Kato-Wallace, Miranda van Reeuwijk, Lisa Richardson, Jakevia Green, Anna E. Kågestan, and Astha Ramaiya
Introduction to the Girl Roster, GIRL Center
Les effets du changement climatique sur la santé : expériences vécues par des jeunes du Bangladesh, du Guatemala et du Nigeria, Population Council and Women Deliver
Mentoring in group-based adolescent girl programs in low- and middle-income countries: Evidence-informed approaches, Miriam Temin, Sarah Blake, and Eva Roca
Recap Report: Girls Deliver Pre-Conference on Adolescent Girls at the Women Deliver 2023 Conference, GIRL Center
Research snapshot: Impacts of cash-plus programs on child marriage, Elrha R2HC Programme
Setting up the Girl RosterTM: Technical Guidance, GIRL Center
The Building Assets Toolkit: The Value of an Assets-Building Approach in Girls' Programs and How to Conduct an Assets Exercise, Population Council
The gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent literacy and schooling outcomes in India, Arindam Nandi, Nicole Haberland, Meredith Kozak, and Thoai Ngo
The health effects of climate change: Experiences of young people in Bangladesh, Guatemala, and Nigeria, Population Council and Women Deliver
The impact of primary schooling expansion on adult educational attainment, literacy, and health: Evidence from India’s Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Arindam Nandi, Nicole Haberland, and Thoai Ngo
The One Who Uses a Pencil Will Go Far, Population Council Kenya
The urban environment and disparities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes in the Global South: A scoping review, Elsie Akwara, Jessie Pinchoff, Tara Abularrage, Corinne White, and Thoai Ngo
Submissions from 2022
A3 Policy Checklist User Guide, Yeeva Cheng and Cara Kraus-Perrotta
A conceptual framework for understanding child marriage, marriage markets, and marriageability, Andrea J. Melnikas, Grace Saul, Neelanjana Pandey, Mouhamadou Gueye, James Mkandawire, Aissa Diarra, and Sajeda Amin