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  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Thursday, October 11, 2012
    It Begins with Girls
    ICRW celebrates new government and private sector investments in girls

    In celebration of the first International Day of the Girl, the U.S. government and major corporations made landmark commitments to girls around the world by investing in initiatives to prevent child marriage and to ensure that every girl has a chance to finish school.

  • Posted by Gillian Gaynair on Wednesday, October 10, 2012
    The Gatekeeper
    Why a middle-aged Ethiopian man believes child marriage must end

    It’s hard for me to forget Tesfaye Haile. A tall man with light brown eyes and a salt-and-pepper beard, he was perhaps the most animated person I met during my week in Ethiopia’s Amhara region.

  • Posted by Sarah Degnan Kambou on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
    Fundraising for Women
    A crowdfunding site supporting women and girls to debut soon

    A new online platform aimed at benefiting the world's women and girls will debut in October. ICRW hopes to take part, and President Sarah Degnan Kambou encourages other organizations to do the same.

  • Posted by Priti Prabhughate on Thursday, July 26, 2012
    A First Step
    College faculty take on HIV-related stigma

    For three days earlier this year, a few of my colleagues and I gave a training workshop on how to reduce stigma against people living with HIV. What made the training especially unique was that our audience included priests and nuns.

  • Posted by ICRW Communications Staff on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
    Sustainable Development Powered by Women

    When world leaders gather in Brazil this week for the Rio+20 summit on sustainable development, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will highlight the global initiative to achieve "Sustainable Energy for All." The needs are great: One in five people on the planet still lacks access to modern electricity. This energy poverty disproportinately affects the world's poorest, many of whom are women.

  • Posted by Brian Heilman on Thursday, June 7, 2012
    A Second Chance
    Ugandan organization offers unique assistance to women survivors of violence

    Today, as the International Violence Against Women Act (IVAWA) is once again introduced in the U.S. Congress, all I can think about is Miremba.*

  • Posted by Girls Not Brides on Friday, May 25, 2012
    U.S. Senate Passes Child Marriage Legislation
    Why does it matter?

    Yesterday, 24 May 2012, the United States Senate passed the International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act (S.414). The bill was passed unanimously by voice vote, demonstrating strong bipartisan support for an end to child marriage, a practice that denies 10 million girls a year their rights to health, education and security.

  • Posted by Lyric Thompson on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
    A New Model for Social Change
    ICRW launches new initiative in urban slums

    A new ICRW initiative aims to foster deeper collaboration among organizations working in Mumbai’s slum communities. The goal is to promote shared learning and create lasting social change.

  • Posted by Jeffrey Edmeades on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
    A Poignant Reminder
    A researcher is reminded that in the end, it’s about the people

    An ICRW researcher and young married girls in Ethiopia’s Amhara region compare life experiences.

  • Posted by Radha Rajan on Monday, April 2, 2012
    A Price Too High To Bear
    ICRW studies the cost of maternal mortality in rural Kenya

    Each year hundreds of thousands of women die from pregnancy-related causes. ICRW is investigating the financial and social costs of such deaths in rural Kenya.

  • Posted by Krista Jacobs on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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    The Right to Land
    What new guidelines could mean for women's land rights

    A new set of global guidelines hold promise for women seeking the right to own and access land. In the final installment of our Rural Impressions blog series, ICRW's Krista Jacobs reflects on what the guidelines could mean for women farmers in Uganda.

  • Posted by Paula Kantor on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
    Small Earnings Mean Survival for Rural Afghan Women
    Women’s ingenuity and resilience keep families afloat in rural Afghanistan

    Despite social restrictions, rural women in a remote Afghan district use creativity to eke out a living after the fall of the Taliban. ICRW’s Paula Kantor recounts her experience in the third installment of our Rural Impressions blog series. 

  • Posted by Anjala Kanesathasan on Friday, February 24, 2012
    Only an SMS Away
    Mobile phones can jump-start Indian women’s entrepreneurial opportunities

    A new ICRW report illustrates how putting a mobile phone or computer in the hands of a woman entrepreneur in India can ignite tremendous economic growth.

  • Posted by Payal Patel on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
    Pedaling for Water
    Rural women in Ghana benefit from a simple agricultural technology

    Women farmers in Ghana tell ICRW's Payal Patel how a simple agricultural technology is helping them save time and expand their crops. Read the second installation in our Rural Impressions blog series.

  • Posted by Rekha Mehra on Monday, February 13, 2012
    Liquid Gold
    A small investment in women coffee farmers in Tanzania yields unexpected returns

    When done right, small investments can make a great difference in the lives of rural women, like those ICRW's Rekha Mehra met in Tanzania. Read the first installment in ICRW's Rural Impressions blog series.