[IDS]International development agencies have been pouring money into one-size fits all interventions for women and girls' empowerment. Increasingly the business case 'Invest in a girl and the world benefits' is becoming popular among donors, NGOs and private sector supporters. But quick-fix solutions are rarely either the answer or sufficient to deal with what are essentially complex and intertwined problems. The analogy we use within the Pathways of Women's Empowerment Programme is that agencies are building '
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