As we open 2026, this newsletter celebrates the collective energy, progress, and leadership driving IGNITE forward across Africa and the MENA region. It highlights key milestones, stories, and lessons from the past months, showing how locally led feminist action is expanding girls’ access to education and strengthening grassroots movements.

Looking ahead, it captures the momentum, partnerships, and ambitions shaping the next chapter of IGNITE—built with girls, for girls, and alongside the communities that support them.