Families find ways around Taliban restrictions on girls' education

The Kanyashree Prakalpa conditional cash transfer scheme helps support economically marginalized unmarried girls between the ages of 13 and 18 so they can stay in school and delay child marriage. Since launching, the scheme has helped increase enrollment in school and reduce the rate of child marriage in the region.

The Women Centre for Continuing Education provides adult education and vocational training to women who have not completed their schooling, often because of economic constraints and cultural norms that prioritize education for boys more than girls. The courses are offered at no cost, though students must still pay for transportation, supplies, and other expenses.

CARE Schools are free, half-public, half-private institutions that provide lessons in both Urdu and English. The schools teach both boys and girls, sometimes in co-ed classes, to promote gender equality and provide girls with equal opportunities in their education and increase their job prospects.

Schools in Adamawa State are increasing the number of female teachers, which is inherently increasing the number of female students attending school. Previously, over 50% of girls in the area had not been in school, or dropped out, but with the increase of female teachers, the number of girls in school has dramatically increased.

Young women in the Nuh district, where access to education for women is limited, wrote postcards to the Prime Minister that received attention to build a university. Their efforts worked and since then the government opened a college in the district, 621 young women enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program, and 73 enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce program.

Maha Technologies is a recruitment agency that pairs tech companies with skilled talent, particularly for women and girls in the startup sector. Maha Technologies helps those in STEM secure jobs while also fostering continuous learning, growth and skill-building through mentorship programs and training sessions.

In Niger, an initiative challenging menstrual stigma is promoting knowledge and hygiene through community engagement and mentorship. Since 2019, the foundation has reached over 20 schools, 35 communities, more than 3,000 women and girls.

The Anderson Scholar House in Indiana provides stable housing at a reduced rent price for single mothers enrolled in college. The organization aims to provide support and guidance so that life pressures don’t stop them from graduating.

Ethnic Azeri students face disproportionate barriers in achieving university education compared to Georgians. One of those reasons is due to language barriers. Isolated from Georgian society, it's not uncommon for Azeri communities to not speak Georgian fluently. The center has now expanded into a network of multiple centers. One center serves as many as 160 children. It’s working. Some of the centers had a 100% success rate in helping Azeri students enter college.

Pathways to Choice es un programa implementado entre 2018 y 2020 en 18 comunidades del norte de Nigeria que combinó clubes educativos para adolescentes, formación en habilidades sociales y trabajo con líderes comunitarios y religiosos para lograr que el 79% de las participantes no contrajeran matrimonio durante el periodo estudiado (frente al 14% en comunidades sin el programa) y aumentando la asistencia escolar en 70 puntos porcentuales.