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On 9 October in Paris, UNESCO awarded its 2026 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education to Project Soar in a Bag in Morocco and CARE Peru’s Girls with Opportunities. Each project receives US$50,000 to continue its work. [1][2]
The Moroccan programme involves local women facilitators and works on confidence, rights and future plans, also engaging families and teachers. In Peru, CARE supports rural and Indigenous girls towards completing secondary school through mentoring and work with teachers and families. The prize recognises these efforts; it does not establish that barriers to education have been overcome everywhere. [1][2]
The bright side
The award brings resources to two specific initiatives and highlights different ways to support continued education. Results remain rooted in their respective settings, without automatic generalisation. [1][2]
One idea, in simple words
On 9 October, UNESCO honoured two projects supporting girls’ education. One operates in Morocco and is called Project Soar in a Bag; the other is CARE Peru’s Girls with Opportunities. Each receives US$50,000 to continue its activities. An award provides recognition and financial support. It does not mean that every problem facing schools or students has now been solved everywhere. [1][2]
In Morocco, girls work with local women facilitators on confidence, rights and their future. In Peru, the project supports girls from rural areas and Indigenous communities towards completing secondary school. Families and teachers are involved too. Imagine, as an editorial example, a student facing an obstacle: helping her may require listening and several people working together. The programmes operate in different settings and are not a universal solution. [1][2]
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- UNESCO awards 2026 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education to transformative projects in Morocco and Peru UNESCO · 9 Oct 2026
- UNESCO Recognizes CARE Peru for Promoting Girls’ and Adolescents’ Retention in and Completion of Secondary Education UNESCO · 9 Oct 2026
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