Through Their Eyes, In Their Voices Young women in five
countries share their experiences navigating tertiary education
In many parts of the world, it is uncommon for girls to finish
secondary school, much less go on to university. Yet, young
women who achieve higher education can maximize their potential
to fulfill leadership roles within their communities and
transform the societies in which they live. With support from
The MasterCard Foundation, Room to Read, FHI 360 and Amenons Nos
Filles á l’Ecole (ANFE) have produced a collaborative research
study that investigates what life and educational factors help
young women from economically disadvantaged backgrounds succeed
in post-secondary education. This partnership came about as a
direct result of the Clinton Global Initiative. Over a six-month
period, the collaborating organizations interviewed 160 young
women studying at the post-secondary level in Cambodia,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India and Mauritania.
The resulting report provides critic