U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
- A Advocate
- F Funder
- I Implementer
- N Network
- P Policymaker
- R Researcher
Description
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty. We are tackling the global challenges of our time including poverty and disease, mass migration, insecurity and conflict. Our work is building a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK too. The UK is a global leader on girls’ education. All UK-led education programmes have a focus on girls and young women. We aim to keep girls in school, support them to learn and ensure the critical transition from primary to secondary school.
Primary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Funding
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Awareness Raising/Advocacy
- Policy Development/Implementation
- Research - other
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other
- Early childhood development
- Transition from school to work
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
- Vocational training
Quality
- Curricula/lesson plans
- School facilities
- School quality
- School-related gender-based violence
- School violence
- Teacher training
Skills
- Civics education
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Other academic performance-related
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Food/water security
- Gender equality
- Masculinities/boys
- Nutrition
- Other
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Other cultural practices
- Sexual harassment & coercion
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Headquarters location(s)
- London, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Office location(s)
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Indonesia
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Tajikistan
- Türkiye
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- West Bank and Gaza
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lebanon
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Projects Back to Top
Project/Program
Building Learning Foundations (BLF) Program
Project/Program
Girls - Participatory Approaches to Students Success (PASS) in Ghana
Research Project/Report/Study
COVID-19 response and learning: Addressing the needs of marginalised girls and girls with disabilities
Project/Program
Biruh Tesfa for All (“Bright Future for All”)
Project/Program
Unlocking Talent Through Technology
Project/Program
Building Girls to Live, Learn, Laugh and ‘SCHIP’ in Strong, Creative, Holistic, Inclusive, Protective, Quality Education
Project/Program
UKAID-USAID ACCELERE!
Project/Program
Improving Literacy with EGRA