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20 Jun 2014

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Maplecroft

webinar: Mapping the global issues affecting adolescent girls [20 June]

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Adolescent girls are key to breaking the cycle of poverty. If a young girl stays in school, stays healthy and develops skills, she is likely to marry later, have fewer and healthier children, and earn an income that she’ll invest back into her family...Maplecroft’s CEO, Alyson Warhurst, Analysts, Marilu Gresens, and Jennifer Martin, will highlight the obstacles faced by adolescent girls globally, using the maps and data available on the Girls Discovered website and explaining...The issues currently faced by adolescent girls and why they are particularly vulnerable...Why it makes sense to focus on girls from a developmental, economic and social point of view...How the Girls Discovered website works, focusing on the maps and data available on the website...Options for developing the website and potential opportunities for other organisations to become involved.