Could looming foreign assistance cuts be the end for the US global empowerment strategy for girls?
Publication Date
15 March 2017
Publication Author
Lyric Thompson, Rachel Clement, Helena Minchew, Gayatri Patel
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ICRW’s Lyric Thompson and Rachel Clement joined the other two co-chairs of the Girls Not Brides USA Coalition to celebrate the one year anniversary of the U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls, speaking to the importance of providing resources to ensure the strategy is as effective as possible.
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