Education
‘I've kept my books’: How water scarcity impacts girls in rural India
In India's drought-prone Maharashtra state, as young women bear the daily burden of fetching water, they risk dropping out of school and early marriage
‘Shattered hopes’ – Afghan women react to the Taliban’s ban on medical studies
Afghan women students describe their devastation at a new edict that cuts off their last professional training opportunities and threatens to worsen a maternal health crisis
How Climate Change is Hitting Kenyan Girls’ Education
Climate change in Kenya is exacerbating barriers to girls’ education by increasing early marriage and child labour, and reducing school attendance due to drought, flooding, and the economic burden on rural families
‘My Classmates Have No Hope’
“We were the ones hoping to shape the future, but they took that future away from us,” a teen girl writes, describing the “terror” of attending a high school in northern Afghanistan under Taliban control
‘I Want to Continue My Education’
A 19-year-old dressmaker in Kabul fears her dreams of continuing her education will make her a target for the Taliban
As the Taliban Resurges in Afghanistan, Girls Are Already Losing Schools
Girls’ education—once a signature achievement of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan—is increasingly under threat as the Taliban tightens its grip
