Global Initiative to Keep Girls in School: Addressing Barriers to Secondary Education.
This Act formalizes and expands U.S. government efforts to ensure adolescent girls worldwide have access to quality secondary education. The State Department and USAID will establish agreements to tackle specific obstacles, including child marriage, violence, and lack of safe school facilities. The goal is to promote gender equality and stability in communities globally through education.
Key points
Strengthening U.S. foreign aid strategy focused on empowering adolescent girls through secondary education.
Funding programs designed to eliminate barriers preventing girls from completing secondary school (e.g., costs, early pregnancy, discrimination, lack of safety).
Requirement for rigorous monitoring, evaluation, and public reporting of the outcomes of these global assistance activities.
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