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Let All Girls Learn: A Case Study in Successful Educational Reform at Scale in Kenya
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January 8, 2019

Between 2013 and 2017, Education Development Trust designed and delivered a large-scale education reform programme in Kenya, intended to improve the life chances of some particularly disadvantaged girls. This was funded by the UK government Department for International Development (DFID) as part of the UK global Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) Step Change programmes. Education Development Trust called their project ‘Wasichana Wote Wasome’ (WWW); Kiswahili for ‘let all girls… Read more

education for all, Girls' Education
Education
Social Protection
Support to Sierra Leone Adolescent Girls’ Empowerment Programme (SAGE): Scoping and Design Report
Assignment
May 4, 2018

SAGE is a DFID supported, integrated programme to improve the lives of adolescent girls, responding to the multiple and interrelated disadvantages they face. It comprises two components: Delivery of integrated services for vulnerable adolescent girls through a safe spaces approach, including enhancing their access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and services. Support for… Read more

Adolescents, Female Empowerment, Girls' Education, programme design, safe spaces, SAGE, Sexual and reproductive health
Education
Health
Can better sanitary care help keep African girls in school?
Blog
April 9, 2018

This blog was written by Elizabeth Tofaris, University of Cambridge, on behalf of the the Impact Initiative for international development research. The Impact Initiative seeks to connect policymakers and practitioners with the world-class social science research supported by the ESRC-DFID Strategic Partnership, maximising the uptake and impact of research from: (i) the Joint Fund for… Read more

Education, Girls' Education, menstrual hygiene management, sanitary care, Women and girls
Education
Health
Fatima’s story: reflections from a qualitative research dissemination on the drivers of child marriage in Gezira state, Sudan
Blog
March 22, 2016

Fatima[1] wears a yellow headscarf. She has bright eyes and a hopeful face. She is 17, has already been married for several years, had a child who died in infancy and has been divorced by her husband. She asks us if we are from India as she loves Bollywood films and wants to go to Mumbai…. Read more

gender and health, Girls' Education, Sudan
Education
Gender
Social Protection
Uncovering pathways for girls’ education: gender equity and early childhood development
Document Library
March 21, 2016

This paper addresses strategies that can make a difference for women’s and child’s rights: girls’ education. The paper discusses multi-channel learning as an educational strategy that attempts to overcome the traditional boundaries of the daily responsibilities of girls in developing countries through the careful design and combination of channels for girls to engage in learning. Through… Read more

Early Childhood Development, ECD, gender and education, Girls' Education
Education
Gender
Social Protection
In focus: gender and early childhood care and development
Document Library
March 21, 2016

This newsletter presents brief summaries of several projects focusing on girls, gender sensitivity and early childhood development (ECD) from across Asian and Pacific nations. These projects include investigations of culture and gender in ECD, school transitions, access to ECD, and literacy. The gender sensitivity focus emphasises the benefits of quality ECD programmes for girls. The newsletter… Read more

Asia, Early Childhood, Early Childhood Development, ECD, Education, gender and education, Girls' Education, pacific region
Education
Gender
Social Protection
Gender analysis of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) policy in Rwanda
Document Library
November 18, 2015

Rwanda has in recent years has made progress in promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. 56% of the parliamentarians in Rwanda are women – the highest in the world. Rwanda has managed to close the gender gap in gross and net enrolments in primary education. Despite these achievements, challenges remain. For example, it is still… Read more

Gender inequality, Girls' Education, technical education, TVET, Vocational education
Education
Gender
Education for pregnant girls and young mothers
Helpdesk Report
November 10, 2015

Officially, pregnant girls in Kenya are allowed to stay in school as long as they think they can. However, there are cases where school authorities bar pregnant girls from attending school or girls leave school early to avoid stigma. There is no education provision whilst girls are on maternity leave unless parents are able to… Read more

Girls' Education, Kenya, Nigeria, pregnant school girls, UK
Education
Girls’ Education South Sudan (GESS) Annual Review
Assignment
September 1, 2015

The GESS project aims to increase enrolment, retention and levels achievement for girls in South Sudan. This review finds good progress on all three outputs. The continuing insecurity in the three Greater Upper Nile States has clearly impacted project progress, and a programme level Interim Strategy has been put in place to ensure GESS is… Read more

Girls' Education, south sudan
Education
Girls’ Education in Uganda: potential options for support by DFID Uganda
Assignment
January 2, 2014

This report describes the Ugandan context and the educational context within. Under-funding, rapid expansion and inadequate management have led to low and declining education outcomes for girls and boys. DFID’s aim is to improve education for all children within DFID-supported schools, and reduce gender barriers to girls’ participation and achievement. Support from DFID can help:… Read more

Girls' Education, Learning Outcomes, Uganda
Education
Gender
The Impact of Girls’ Education on Early Marriage
Helpdesk Report
September 14, 2011

There is a strong association between higher age at marriage and higher education levels. A global analysis of data by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) found that girls’ education is ‘the most important factor associated with child marriage’. Another study determined that in 29 countries, women who married at the age of 18 or… Read more

Early Marriage, Education, Gender, Gender Equality, Girls, Girls' Education
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