Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of investing in adolescent girls' economic success in Africa, featuring insights from the authors of a forthcoming report.

Report authors Estelle Koussoube, Senior Economist at the World Bank, and Kehinde Ajayi, Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD), make the case for investing in adolescent girls’ economic success to transform Africa. The full report, published in 2024, can be accessed here:  Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa .

People in this episode

Guests: Estelle Koussoube, Kehinde Ajayi

Topics covered

• adolescent girls
• economic success
• Africa

Keywords

• World Bank
• Center for Global Development
• economic transformation

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa

Places: Africa

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