Rwandan Girls’ Education and Advancement Programme 2 (REAP 2)

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

The REAP project worked to improve the life chances of 8,268 marginalised girls in 28 poor and rural schools in Nyaruguru, Rwanda.

By improving student enrolment and retention, and the quality, governance and budgeting of education, the project helped girls to complete their level of education and transition to the next stage of education, technical and vocational training (TVET) and/or employment opportunities. Girls who were already in school were supported through key transition points. Girls who were out of school were supported back into education, TVET or employment, depending on the girls’ own preferences and constraints.

Activities

  • Established 75 community after-school study groups, including 28 after-school remedial learning and tutorial classes for girls who were behind in school or had dropped out
  • Trained 252 teachers across 28 schools in methods centred on the child and sensitive to gender
  • Supported 28 schools to adopt the \"Education that Pays for Itself\" self-financing education model, adding business and practical skills classes to the curriculum and setting up income generating activities
  • Distributed 7,702 textbooks
  • Improved school facilities for girls in phase 1, including 14 separate, lockable girls' changing rooms and 30 ECOSAN toilets
  • Worked with 56 community health workers and youth corners to offer family planning services, alongside behaviour change communication
  • Trained in-school leadership (including 280 parent-teacher association members)
  • Trained 75 Girls' Club leaders
  • Worked with the government to promote a girls' education policy


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

  • Health Poverty Action

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Rwanda

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2020

Partner(s)

Adventist Relief and Development Agency (ADRA), Link Community Development (LCD), Future First Global (FFG), Link Community Development International, InHive

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

  • Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC-T)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Mentorship

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Other community members - female, Other community members - male, School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Textbooks (unspecified)

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of toilets (combined use)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Education sector plans, budgets, policies, and data systems are more gender-equitable
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown