Construye T

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

It is a nationwide program implemented in Mexico by the Ministry of Education and the UNDP. It is oriented to public high school students and its goals are to improve school climate and to promote the learning of socio-emotional skills in young students to enhance their present and future wellbeing, so that they can deal with their academic and personal challenges successfully. The program has five main components that incorporate a gender perspective and contribute to the acquisition of social and emotional skills: (1) civic engagement and collaboration, (2) gender sensitization and comprehensive sexual education, (3) sports activities, and (4) art activities and (5) health education. Construye T is a program launched in collaboration with the Secretary of Public Education. The official name of the program in Spanish is "Apoyo a los y las jóvenes del nivel medio superior para el desarrollo de su proyecto de vida y la prevención de riesgos (Construye T)" (Support for young people in the upper secondary level for the development of their life project and risk prevention). 


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mexico

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Mexico

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2008 - 2021

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education, Secretary of Public Education

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

Attainment

  • Secondary completion

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School-related gender-based violence

Skills

  • Civics education

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Gender equality
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • Sports

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 secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Health and childcare services

  • Adolescent-friendly health services

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Life skills education

  • Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)

Social/gender norms change

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

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved mental health
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)