# UNESCO awards 2026 girls’ education prize to projects in Morocco and Peru

> Project Soar and CARE Peru received awards for two initiatives supporting girls’ access to and continuation in education.

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- Published: 2026-10-13T02:11:43+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-10-09
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At a ceremony in Paris on 9 October, UNESCO announced the two laureates of its 2026 Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. Each received US$50,000 to continue the work.

In Morocco, Project Soar in a Bag uses local women facilitators to support school retention, rights and health literacy, and future planning. CARE Peru’s Girls with Opportunities works with rural and Indigenous girls on secondary completion and pathways to further study or work.

## Data

### Awarded initiatives

Count of the two initiatives named in the source; not a measure of programme outcomes or reach.

Methodology: The UNESCO release names two awarded initiatives. The US$50,000 amount per laureate is omitted here because it requires a different unit.

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Awarded initiatives | 2 |

Sources: <https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-awards-2026-prize-girls-and-womens-education-transformative-projects-morocco-and-peru> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/unesco-awards-girls-womens-education-projects-morocco-peru-2026/data/tbl-unesco-awards-girls-womens-education-projects-moro?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/unesco-awards-girls-womens-education-projects-morocco-peru-2026/data/tbl-unesco-awards-girls-womens-education-projects-moro?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [UNESCO](<https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-awards-2026-prize-girls-and-womens-education-transformative-projects-morocco-and-peru>) (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-09)

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