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These two girls in Cambodia lead different lives, but share big dreams

Our final installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World'

Congo is in conflict. Here’s what being 14 there is like.

Our ninth installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

Stats about girls in India are alarming. Meet 18-year-old Anjali.

Our eighth installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

Typhoons and tests: 2 days with a Filipino teenager

Our seventh installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

Sweden ranks third in gender equality. Here’s what growing up there is like.

Our sixth installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

16 in a refugee camp: Here’s what her days are like

Our fifth installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

She’s 15 in Brazil. These are her dreams.

Our fourth installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

Sophie is 16 in America. Here’s what scares her.

Our third installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

6.3 million girls are out of school in Nigeria. Meet one.

Our second installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’

Two girls from Afghanistan show us their lives by sharing diary entries, photos and dreams

Our first installment of ‘Girlhood Around the World’