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UNICEF Skills4Girls Program

Niger, Tajikistan, and multiple countries globally, Multi-Regional

UNICEF Skills4Girls equips adolescent girls with skills for economic productivity including literacy, numeracy, entrepreneurship, and STEM. In Niger, the program addresses challenges of child marriage and early motherhood by providing vital skills. In Tajikistan, 15 nationwide Innovation Labs target rural adolescent girls. The program is part of UNICEFs broader vision for programming with adolescent girls to prevent them from being left behind, recognizing that investing in girls has transformative impacts.

Behavior Goal

Build economic productivity skills and STEM competencies among adolescent girls to expand life options beyond early marriage

Target Audiences

Adolescent Girls

Methods & Approaches

Service Delivery Integration

Channels

Schools

Implementers & Partners

  • UNICEF
  • National Governments
  • Local Partners

Donors & Sponsors

  • UNICEF
  • Donor Governments

Key Takeaways

  • 1Focus on economic productivity: literacy, numeracy, entrepreneurship
  • 2STEM skills training expands career options
  • 3Innovation Labs in Tajikistan reach rural girls
  • 4Niger program addresses child marriage context
  • 5Part of broader UNICEF adolescent girls programming vision

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