Jennifer O’Donoghue, fellow in the Center for Universal Education and coordinator of the Echidna Global Scholars program at Brookings, talks with the 2021 scholars—the tenth class of Echidna Scholars—about their research on improving learning opportunities and life outcomes for girls and women across the global south.
- The power of technical and vocational skills: Increasing girls’ participation in formal agriculture education in Afghanistan, by Nangyalai Attal
- Unlocking young women’s economic potential through digital mentoring in India, by Arundhuti Gupta
- Gender-responsive education in emergency in Nigeria, by Edem Dorothy Ossai
- Demand-driven and gender-responsive policies for promoting entrepreneurship among women in Vietnam, by Tran Thi Ngoc Tran
See more research by Echidna Global Scholars.
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Jennifer L. O’Donoghue
Deputy Director - Center for Universal Education
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development
Nangyalai Attal
2021 Echidna Global Scholar - Brookings Institution
Senior Policy Specialist - Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority of Afghanistan
Founder - Hode
Arundhuti Gupta
2021 Echidna Global Scholar - Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution
Founder Trustee and CEO - Mentor Together
Edem Dorothy Ossai
2021 Echidna Global Scholar - Brookings Institution
Founder and Executive Director - MAYEIN
