Help Women Unlock Their Potential

For many in the US, September is back-to-school: a month filled with the crisp scent of new notebooks, the rustle of uniforms and the excitement of new beginnings. Whatever stage of life we’re in, we remember the joy of reuniting with friends, the thrill of stepping into a classroom and the possibilities that education creates.

But for far too many women and girls around the world, this simple joy – and opportunity – is out of reach. The effects of this last a lifetime, limiting women’s agency over their own lives and their ability to participate in the workforce. 

This back-to-school season, you can help us enroll classrooms of women in our Stronger Women, Stronger Nations program, where they learn about their rights, health and income-generating skills – the fundamentals to rebuild their lives on solid ground.  

Women's and girls' education around the world

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  Girls living in conflict and crisis areas are 90% more likely to be out of school than girls living in safe areas (Source: World Bank)

• In 2023 only 36% of women had any formal education before attending our program

• Girls who have no education are three times more likely to marry by the age of 18 (Source: Save the Children)

• Women make up more than two-thirds of the world's 796 million illiterate people (Source: UN Women)

• In Afghanistan girls and women have been denied access to education, from primary school to university, robbing them of the opportunity to learn and create their own futures