Kate Plourde, with FHI 360, works on web and social media projects for the USAID-funded Interagency Youth Working Group (IYWG).
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December 11, 2012 / Kate Plourde
An introduction to several stories behind the statistics of early marriage and its devastating impact on health and social welfare of adolescent girls around the world.
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October 22, 2012 / Kate Plourde
Five million young people are living with HIV, and youth (ages 15‒24) account for 41 percent of all new HIV infections.
August 06, 2012 / Kate Plourde
Young people need information, skills, and products to make informed decisions about how they can protect themselves from pregnancy in a way that is consistent with their own values.
June 15, 2012 / Kate Plourde
Many factors—such as poverty, gender inequality, lack of education, and early marriage—place adolescent girls at high risk of early or unintended pregnancy.
March 30, 2012 / Kate Plourde
Approximately 16 million girls between the ages of 15 and 19 give birth each year and, in developing countries, approximately one-third of adolescent girls give birth before their 20th birthday.