UNICEF Breaking Barriers to Girls' Education: Chad

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

In Chad's Logone Oriental Province, access to safe water and latrines was a major challenge for refugee, returnee, and indigenous pupils in the 42 schools targeted by the "Breaking Barriers to Girls' Education" project. Lack of water and toilets means poor hygiene and sanitation conditions, but above all, the difficulty of managing menstrual hygiene for young girls. The Government of Canada and UNICEF have implemented strategies in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to promote sanitation in schools. In Goré, for example, schools and communities have been trained in the maintenance and proper use of hygiene and sanitation facilities. Also, 78 blocks with 3 latrine cubicles have been built in the schools, and materials such as soap and hand-washing facilities have also been made available. In addition, to support children in this often-arduous task, more than a hundred primary and secondary school teachers received capacity building in hygiene education and menstrual hygiene management. These teachers in turn taught the adolescent students, using the modules, manuals, and teaching aids provided to them. 


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Chad

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Chad

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Health

Funder(s)

Government of Canada

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Quality

  • School facilities
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Food/water security
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

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

Other populations reached

  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

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

Program Approaches Back to Top

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Raising awareness about menstruation (beyond just girls)
  • Sanitary product distribution

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of toilets (combined use)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms