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The international community is beginning to recognize the significant role adolescent girls play in breaking the poverty cycle and advancing progress on international development goals. At the same time, migration has been shown to play an increasingly important role in the economic development of poor countries. Despite the growing recognition of the importance of these two topics, adolescent girls have seldom been acknowledged in migration policies, programs, and research. As such, there is little information on the vulnerabilities and opportunities of migrant adolescent girls, who are central to both rural and urban economies.

In light of this situation, the Population Council is developing a new report in the Girls Count series, intended to shed light on the scale and scope of internal and regional migration of adolescent girls ages 10–19 in developing countries, as well as the risks and opportunities these girls face. The report will synthesize the current evidence base and incorporate results of new research commissioned specifically for the report. The report will also provide examples of promising programs and action-oriented recommendations for policymakers and donors. With this knowledge, members of the international community will be better positioned to develop policies and programs that more effectively reach migrating adolescent girls.

Offsite links

• The Coalition for Adolescent Girls
• The Girl Effect
  
  

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