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Tujibebe photo

In the news 12.05.21

Girl Effect appoints Condé Nast’s Jonathan Newhouse as Chair

Jess Ni Nyampinga field visit

In the news 05.05.21

Women Who Win: Girl Effect's CEO interviewed by Marie Claire

600m girls 3

In the news 12.10.20

Young women across the globe join #TheGirlEffect to mark Day of the Girl

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In the news 01.10.20

There are 17 Global Goals, but gender equality (SDG5) unlocks 10 others: Girl Effect at UN General Assembly 2020

Gavi bridge

In the news 13.11.19

Gavi, the Government of Rwanda and Girl Effect launch a 13-month partnership to increase the uptake of life-saving vaccines in Rwanda

Faye D'Souza Chat

In the news 07.11.19

Girl Effect's fireside chat with Faye D'Souza to celebrate the launch of Chhaa Jaa in India

Girl Effect partners with BBM Messenger in South Africa and Nigeria

In the news 26.09.19

Changing lives through connectivity: read a Q&A with Girl Effect's CEO on the power of technology to generate behavioural shifts

Springster: what gets girls talking online?

In the news 16.08.19

Director of Girl Effect's mobile brand, Springster, discusses how the platform can empower vulnerable girls on Positive News

Jess Posner Odede

In the news 31.07.19

Girl Effect CEO discusses tech and gender equality on Project Syndicate

Girls and mobile

In the news 30.05.19

Girl Effect CEO co-authors The Lancet article alongside leading global health advocates

Yegna roadshow

In the news 03.04.19

Nationwide TV series marks exciting new chapter for Yegna

TEGA Bangladesh

In the news 05.03.19

Mobile technology can help truly understand what it is like to be a girl in Bangladesh

Zathu MTR

In the news 06.02.19

Gavi: Sometimes social and cultural barriers need social and cultural solutions

Yegna press trip

In the news 06.02.19

To end FGM in this generation, it can’t be tackled alone. We need to challenge perceptions around girls.

Yegna 2018 new cast

In the news 19.12.18

You can't be what you can't see: The art of creating characters for real girls to relate to

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