Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 05/2015

Innovation and Action in Funding Girls' Education

Xanthe Ackerman

March 2015

The Brookings Institution

Abstract

Despite the overall progress in primary school enrollment for girls, important disparities still exist. In this report, Xanthe Ackerman examines the challenges behind girls' education funding and ways to leverage the resources available today and build momentum for tomorrow.