Multi-Year Education Response in Central African Republic

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Key Information

Education Cannot Wait supported the development of an innovative Multi-Year Response Programme seeking to mobilize US$77.6 million over the next three years to support ongoing educational projects in Central African Republic. Education Cannot Wait  contributed $6.5 million in seed funding to kick start operations and catalyze the required resources by additional donors. As part of Education Cannot Wait’s efforts to strengthen links between humanitarian and development aid efforts, the programme connects actors from across the government, UN organizations, national and international NGOs and the private sector. Some of the highlights of the Programme are: (1) targets children affected by the crisis – internally displaced, returnee and host communities – with coordinated efforts to increase access to quality education; (2) Aims to improve retention and ensure education continuity, support women’s and girls’ protection and promotion of their rights, improve the quality of learning and teaching, establish safe, protective and inclusive learning environments; (3) Innovative radio education programmes to reach 300,000 girls and boys in remote locations and (4) Looks to test cash transfer programmes and implement school feeding programmes in 35 schools. 


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Central African Republic

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Central African Republic

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2019 - 2026

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Remote Learning

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education

Quality

  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Gender equality
  • Migration
  • Nutrition

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • Displaced/refugee - External (from other countries)
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula

Food/nutrition

  • School feeding

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
  • Pre-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms