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When Malala Yousafzai appeared in Providence this past summer, she continued to show the entire world what can be accomplished for girls’ rights by a determined, ambitious young mind.

The following three themes can help us better understand the current knowledge and practices related to gender mainstreaming and integration, and bring us closer to understanding how SBC processes can promote gender equality and strengthen program implementation.

Plan International USA played an important role in an integrated campaign to combat malaria in Togo.

Maisha, from Bangladesh, connected with young people from around the world who care deeply about the issues affecting youth everywhere.

The top 10 highlights from Plan International USA’s Youth Leadership Academy this summer.

Marcela, a former Plan International Youth Ambassador and current Plan employee on the USAID Bridges to Employment project, participated in the launch event of the project last month.

A Plan International USA intern has some observations on what he’s seen in the office over the past few weeks.

“It's challenging to argue that representation - and genuine representation - is not at the core of effective decision-making,” Youth Advisory Board member Kyle says.

A Plan International USA Youth Advisory Board member is playing a major role in the development of a new plan policy on sexual and reproductive health rights.

International civil society entities have an important role to play in in the SDG journey, here in the U.S. and elsewhere. But the SDGs have changed the game for all of us.

Without collaboration we can’t begin to address the myriad of complex and entrenched development challenges – no individual organizations can do it all.

A policy event hosted by Plan International USA confirmed that youth must be seen by policymakers as part of the solution.