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Providing opportunities to young people with disabilities in the workplace

...from the Leonard Cheshire’s Change 100 internship programme. Credit: Jessica Seldon/DFID Peter and Tom also challenged us to do more to help young people understand our work. This included raising...

One year on from the Girl Summit: are we any closer to ending child marriage?

Annet, 17-years-old, Western Uganda: "I have been out of school for over a year now. I was here at home doing nothing so one of the evenings I met a man who promised to provide for me. A few weeks later I was pregnant and I went to live with him.” Picture: Rebecca Vassie/Girls Not Brides. All rights reserved.

Working on a taboo subject can be isolating and demoralising and, as evidenced by the experience of some Girls Not Brides members focused on ending child marriage within their communities, even life-threatening. Until a few years ago, child marriage was such …

Public Financial Management in Afghanistan: Why does it matter? And what is UK aid doing to help?

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Strong public financial management (PFM) is essential to the success of any government. Without effective PFM systems, it is difficult for a government to achieve its goals and ensure that public services are delivered. PFM systems ensure that public money …