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Girl Rising Year of publication: 2014 Corporate author: Girl Rising Suma's is one of Girl Rising's 9 remarkable stories. Though her brothers went to school, she was forced into bonded labor at age 6, like many other Nepali girls. Watch this chapter of Girl Rising to see how Suma gained her freedom and how she uses her education in a fight to free other girls. Written by Manjushree Thapa and voiced by Kerry Washington. 
At a club for teenage girls in Sierre Leone, 18-year-old Mbalu leads by example Year of publication: 2014 Author: Nerina Penzhorn Teenage pregnancy is one of the most pervasive social problems in Sierra Leone today - more than one third of all pregnancies involve teenage girls. UNICEF, in collaboration with the NGO BRAC, is tackling this complex issue through a simple idea -- providing a place where teenage girls enjoy hanging out while they have training in life skills, gain valuable knowledge and access mentoring from peers. Mbalu Bumbuya, 18, a mentor at one such club for adolescent girls called 'the Wharf Club', is changing lives with her passion to teach and motivate her peers. "I tell them how to protect themselves so that they can excel in life," she says. "And I encourage them not to drop out of school." The club has also helped Mbalu stay focused on her education. 
Educating the next generation of a Madagascar family Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) One million. That’s how many children are out of school in Madagascar. However, Lantonirina, 11, is focused on finishing school and dreams of becoming a teacher: "I don't plan to marry very early because I want to continue my studies.” Lantonirina’s mother and sister were both married as adolescents and had to leave school so she is determined to break the cycle. 
From Where I Stand: A Gender Equality Project for the Global Goals; Project Briefing Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This project enables you to think about and contribute to encouraging women and girls to have equal opportunities to be heard and to have real opportunities to participate in all political, economic and public spheres. 
From Where I Stand: A Gender Equality Project for the Global Goals Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) This project enables you to think about and contribute to encouraging women and girls to have equal opportunities to be heard and to have real opportunities to participate in all political, economic and public spheres. 
Chakra the Invincible; Gender Equality Year of publication: 2015 Author: Stan Lee | Sharad Devarajan | Gotham Chopra | Ashwin Pande | Jeevan J. Kang | Sesha Sainan Devarajan | Aditya Bidikar | Nilesh S. Mahadik Corporate author: Graphic India Pte. ltd | POW Entertainment The legendary Stan Lee and Sharad Devarajan bring their character Chakra the Invincible to teach children about the global goals! Chakra takes to the streets of Mumbai to teach children a lesson on gender equality and girls' empowerment. 
Everybody Wins When Girls Can Stay in School Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development.Learning outcomes of the project: • Understand the term ‘gender equality’ • Identify obstacles to girls’ access to education, and secondary education in particular • Recognise the benefits of increased access to secondary education for girls 
Mission: Gender Equality Corporate author: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) World’s Largest Lesson is a collaborative education project to support the announcement of the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Learning outcomes of the project: • To know the definition of gender equality • To explore some of the causes and consequences of gender inequality • To understand how to promote gender equality 
Address by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the opening of the PGA High-Level SDG Action Event on Education SDG4 Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: UNESCO. Director-General, 2009-2017 (Bokova, I.G.) This address was given by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the opening of the PGA High-Level SDG Action Event on Education SDG4. 
A Guide for Strengthening Gender Equality and Inclusiveness in Teaching and Learning Materials Year of publication: 2015 Corporate author: RTI International | United States Agency for International Development (USAID) The purpose of this guide is to provide guidance on how to represent members of all subgroups of a society in teaching and learning materials in equitable and non-stereotypical ways. Reviewers can use the strategies proposed in this guide to evaluate existing teaching and learning materials across primary and secondary levels. Authors or developers can employ the strategies to inform the development of new materials. This guide is organized according to themes that emerged from the review of relevant literature. Each theme reflects a particular type of bias that should be considered when evaluating or developing teaching and learning materials.