World Aug 15 Women, girls struggle for basic rights in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi
Education Jul 14 Watch 6:07 Afghan women, girls push for education in the face of Taliban resistance Since reclaiming power of Afghanistan nearly one year ago, the Taliban have significantly rolled back rights for women and girls. The extremist government has also barred hundreds of thousands of girls from attending school. Pashtana Durrani, the executive director of…
World Oct 13 Watch 7:57 How U.S. can help crumbling Afghan economy and support international aid efforts It's been two months since the Taliban took control of Kabul and solidified their grip on Afghanistan. The country's banking system and economy is all but collapsing. Afghanistan needs urgent help, according to the head of one of the largest… By Nick Schifrin
Education Oct 26 Watch 1:51 ‘Girls Rock Austin’: A different take on summer camp A week-long day camp in Austin, Texas offers an A-to-Z education in rock n' roll for children ranging in age from 8 to 17. Called the "Girls Rock Austin" camp, the campers are not only asked to pick up instruments,… By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman
World Mar 29 Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan, advocates for girls’ education Malala Yousafzai said in a brief speech at a ceremony at Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's office that she will continue to campaign for the education of girls and asked Pakistanis to be united on issues like providing better health… By Associated Press
Jan 05 Watch 6:11 A day of pride for Afghan girl grads amid growing threats By PBS NewsHour It was a very special day for the Zabuli Education Center, located about 100 miles north of Kabul. For the first time, girls in that village graduated from high school. Special correspondent Beth Murphy of the Ground Truth Project reports… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 8:09 Striving for girls’ education in the birthplace of Voodoo By PBS NewsHour Around the world, 59 million children are out of school and 250 million are not learning the basics. The WNET series "Time for School" travels to Benin, where nearly half of girls have had no formal schooling and often marry… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 8:47 Why it’s hard for girls in rural India to stay in school By PBS NewsHour Fifteen years ago, the UN set a goal that by 2015 there would be universal free primary education. Although the number of children out of school has been cut almost in half, getting them to stay in school has proved… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing ‘every child’ go to school Malala says assassination threats can't weaken her cause… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Malala hopes to earn prize of seeing ‘every child’ go to school By PBS NewsHour Continue watching