In collaboration with Global Affairs Canada (GAC), the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), is implementing the Empowering Women and Girls (EWG) project in rural, remote, and disadvantaged communities in Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, Pakistan and Sri Lanka over a three-year period. Through this project, COL and its local partners will work towards empowering women and girls using strategies and interventions so that women and girls and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) can claim their equal rights to live a life of dignity, free from all forms of discrimination based on gender. This report provides an update on activities, achievements, and challenges for the period March 2023 – December 2023.