Resources

The first-ever U.S. Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls launched in March 2016. It brings together four U.S. government agencies to tackle barriers that keep adolescent girls from achieving their full potential.

Review this factsheet which outlines Feed the Future's approach to empowering women in food security to overcome barriers and unleash their full potential, including in the wake of COVID-19.

Doorways aims to enhance students’ interpersonal communication, coping, conflict management, critical and creative thinking, and decision-making skills to help them prevent and respond to school-related gender-based violence.

Read this strategy that seeks to increase women’s meaningful leadership in political and civic life by helping to ensure they are empowered to lead and contribute, equipped with the necessary skills and support to succeed, and supported to participate through access to opportunities and resources.

Read this policy outlining the primary purpose of USAID education programming: to achieve sustained, measurable improvements in learning outcomes and skills development. 

Read the U.S. Government Strategy on International Basic Education whose goal is that education systems in partner countries will enable everyone to acquire the education and skills needed to be productive members of society.

Explore the USAID Youth-Focused Gender Analysis Toolkit which includes resources that enable implementing partners to develop more integrated, gender-equitable responses to youth challenges.

Explore the Gender and Inclusion toolkit, which includes resources and examples for youth programming focused on youth engagement and leadership in gender equity and social inclusion.

Use this toolkit that provides effective tips and links to tools for youth program implementers and USAID staff to apply when carrying out gender- and/or youth-focused analysis.

Read through this public law that "ensures the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict."