COVID-19 Support for Adolescent Girls

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Key Information

In many communities, traditional gender norms require women to be responsible for family health. As primary caretakers, women are most vulnerable to contracting diseases like COVID-19 when it spreads. Women are also suffering in this pandemic due to a sharp uptick in gender-based violence, and those residing in the villages targeted for this project are no exception. Soap-making activities will not only support COVID-19 protection and prevention objectives but will also create an opportunity for income generation amongst the population most at risk of economic hardship and abuse during the crisis – females. This process also opens a window for the integration of messaging on hygiene and preventative measures, including the importance of social distancing, handwashing, and mask-wearing, as well as protection messaging.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sierra Leone

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2020 - 2020

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Empowerment
  • Food/water security
  • Gender equality
  • Violence (at home, in relationships)
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Reducing economic barriers

  • Income-generating activities

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe channels/mechanisms for reporting violence

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

Not applicable or unknown

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other