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To respond to the specific needs of adolescent girls in humanitarian settings and to address the gap in evidence of what works to promote the health, safety and empowerment of adolescent girls, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) has invested in a robust adolescent girl programming and research agenda. As part of this effort, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ partnered with Columbia University over a three year period (2014–2017) to develop, implement and evaluate the Creating Opportunities through Mentoring, Parental Involvement and Safe Spaces (COMPASS) program, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). COMPASS was implemented with refugees living in camps on the Sudan/Ethiopia border, conflict-affected communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and displaced populations in north-west Pakistan.

2021 hasn’t been the easiest year but as we reflect it’s important to remember some of the positive moments that kept us going despite the challenges and uncertainty.

In 2015 world leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York made an audacious pledge. They vowed to work together to create a world in which there was: no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality education, action on climate change, and gender equality.