The Best Mother’s Day Gift: Why women around the globe play a central role in creating better economies

By Johanna Mendelson Forman

May 12, 2014   |   0 comments

Mother’s Day has become a commercial phenomenon in the United States and elsewhere in the Western world. People living in these countries are flooded with messages about the perfect gift for the one who loves us unconditionally. With one crucial caveat: We regale her with flowers and perfume, but not always with love and respect....
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On World Health Day, ‘WASH’ increasingly important to combat disease

By Morgan Simon

April 7, 2014   |   0 comments

Lack of access to clean water and sanitation affects women and girls most acutely. The burden of fetching drinking water from outdoor sources falls disproportionately on women and girls. Every day, young girls travel on foot for miles to collect water—reducing the time girls have available for school attendance....
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Sharing the stage for gains in education

April 1, 2014

Ifrane, Morocco—We arrived at Al Akhawayn University early Saturday morning. The workshop was already underway, so we snuck in the back of the classroom and found seats along the wall where we could observe and not interrupt. With only three words of Arabic in my vocabulary, my colleague from the local office provided brief, whispered translations....
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The keys to building a lasting reading program in Morocco

By Dr. Abdelkader Ezzaki

March 25, 2014   |   0 comments

Morocco struggled with low overall student achievement and literacy levels. What are the keys to developing a reading program to reverse this and support student learning? Literacy expert Abdelkader Ezzaki explores these questions in this blog. ...
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Youth Speak promotes girls’ voices

March 7, 2014

Rabat, Morocco – Souad Achehabou was a star student at her school in Jdour, a rural commune in Morocco’s Youssoufia province, 185 miles south of Rabat. She loved studying and was excited to go to school. But she lived far away and was regularly without reliable transportation. Many mornings, she would hitchhike. Worrying about her safety, her parents pressured her to drop out....
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