The Zero Tolerance Project: Gender-based Violence Free Schools

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

The Zero Tolerance project aims to counter harmful social norms and practices and promote nonviolent behaviors in schools. It aims to reduce the prevalence of school-related gender-based violence and to establish child- and adolescent-friendly procedures to respond to incidents of gender-based violence (GBV). The project leverages UNICEF’s ongoing work by establishing new and strengthening existing connections between schools and child protection actors.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Nepal

Location(s)

South Asia

Nepal

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2012 - 2017

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or 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

Quality

  • School-related gender-based violence

Cross-cutting areas

Not applicable or unknown


Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Other community members - female, Other community members - male, Other family members, School administrators

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper 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

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)