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News, insights, and stories from Projet Jeune Leader's work to reimagine comprehensive sexuality education across Madagascar.
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3 ways we promote literacy in a sex ed program
Comprehensive sexuality education (or, “sex ed”) is an evidence-based mechanism that equips young people with an understanding of their...

Laura Leeson
Sep 8, 2021


The power of young educators and their relationships with parents and students
"PJL Educator Ravaka is wonderful to me and my family; she is kind, a role model in the community, and is non-discriminatory. Thank you...

Tahiry Anjarasoa
Jul 20, 2021


Tell Me Everything I Need to Know About My Period
Menstrual Hygiene Day will be celebrated around the world in a few days. As a young girl in Madagascar, I never heard of this day....

Tahiry Anjarasoa
May 26, 2021


How we drove cost-effectiveness with a one-school "innovation hub"
Adolescents in rural areas of Madagascar experience some of the worst health and educational outcomes in the world. Only 1 in 5 will...

Laura Leeson
Apr 1, 2021


Women in leadership: Léonie and Olivia working together for a better future for Madagascar's youth
With more leaders like Léonie and Olivia working in education, we wholly believe that youth can have a better, brighter future in Madagascar

Tahiry Anjarasoa
Mar 8, 2021


PJL Educators as Change Agents: Insights from a most significant change activity
In 2018, Projet Jeune Leader expanded to two urban schools in a new region of Madagascar with the support of our long-time partner,...

Laura Leeson
Feb 24, 2021


PJL’s Founder Maia Ramarosandratana selected as 2021 Gratitude Fellow
When Maia Ramarosandratana reminisces about the early days of Projet Jeune Leader, she most fondly remembers sitting around a large table...

Laura Leeson
Jan 27, 2021


2020 in 20 pictures
2020 was full of surprises, challenges, and transformations - certainly for the world, and for us at Projet Jeune Leader, too. In photos...

Laura Leeson
Jan 1, 2021


Securing a partnership with the national Ministry of Education in Madagascar
Replicable, scalable, high-quality comprehensive sexuality education programs are few and far between. Yet since 2013, Projet Jeune...

Projet Jeune Leader
Jan 1, 2021


'Our share of bricks' in preventing gender-based violence in Madagascar
There is a phrase in Malagasy – mitondra ny anjara biriky - that when translated literally, means “to bring your share of bricks”. Like a...

Laura Leeson
Dec 2, 2020
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