Egypt Literate Village

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Over the last decade, the Government of Egypt has prioritized the reduction of adult illiteracy and provision of high-quality universal primary education to all children through its own efforts as well as successful multilateral partnerships between government, donors, and NGOs. As a result, Egypt has made strides in improving access to education for children and adults. There are still large numbers of illiterate women and children who are out of school, however, particularly in rural Egypt.

The goal of the USAID | Egypt Literate Village project is to ensure that women—especially mothers and primary-school children in targeted villages—have the necessary literacy skills for continuous learning and self-improvement. The Literate Village (LV) Program was launched in 2017 to address these issues  and support women in rural Egypt – especially mothers of primary-school children in identified villages—to defy the cultural stigma surrounding women’s education and challenge norms governing women’s role in society.   As a partner with Save the Children on the project, World Education leads all activities relating to increasing rural mothers’ ability to contribute to both their own and their children’s education. Literate Village uses an intergenerational approach that engages mothers and their children to eradicate illiteracy in 1,447 economically disadvantaged communities with high rates of maternal illiteracy and low rates of children’s school attendance. 


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Middle East & North Africa

Egypt

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2017 - 2021

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education (MoE) and Adult Education Authority (AEA)

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 Enrollment

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Early/child marriage
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

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

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Remedial education/skills

Educational Technology

  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Online training

Social/gender norms change

  • Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Literacy - outside the classroom

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Gill Garb
World Education, Inc.
Vice President
wei@worlded.org
+16174829485