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This Week's Edition of the Global Food for Thought News Brief

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As Rural Girls Rise, so Do the World’s Economic Markets

Millions of rural girls have yet to receive the education, financial resources, and public health investments that they need in order to rise beyond poverty. Before economic gains can be realized, global leaders must invest in girls.

1,000 Days and Migrant Stress

The first 1,000 days of a child's life is a critical time for development, where nutrition--and stability--lay the foundation for a lifetime. 

Guest Commentary- The Future of Work depends on Electrification for Rural Girls

While those with unlimited access to the digital world are gradually adapting to new job markets, those without exposure are falling behind in the technical skills necessary to stay competitive. 

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

The Future of Work is Female

When investment in rural educataion and infastrucure lags, we are holding girls back—and holding back economic growth for us all.

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.

Guest Commentary- Women and Girls: Land Rights for Climate Resilience

Rural women and girls can be actors for climate resilience rather than victims of inequality and circumstance—if given the right resources.

Rural Girls Are on the Front Lines of Climate Change

Conversations on climate change are usually peppered with industrial terms: greenhouse gases, industry offsets, carbon credits. But one of the most powerful levers to reduce climate change remains largely overlooked: empowering girls through education.

Guest Commentary- Our Rivers are Barometers of Environmental Neglect- It’s Time to Clean Them Up

Just as monitoring a person’s blood can tell us a lot about their health, so can monitoring water quality, animal and plant life, and river conditions tell us a lot about the state of a catchment and the critical pressures on a river.