60 million Girls
- F Funder
- I Implementer
- N Network
Description
60 million girls is a Montreal-based public foundation dedicated to girls´ education in developing countries. Wanda Bedard, 60 million girls´ founder and president, established the charity in 2006 to address a glaring need: 60 million primary-aged girls the world were out of school, more than half the global total at the time. 60 million girls objective is to support at least two major education-related projects in developing countries every year. Their aim is to reduce gender disparity in schools by ensuring at least half of the students impacted by each project are girls. The Foundation also places huge importance on finding innovative solutions to improve the quality of education/learning outcomes and the problem of out-of-school children.
Primary Functions
- Funding
- Networking/Convening
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- N/A
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other
- Other
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- School facilities
- School quality
- Teacher training
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- STEM
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- Early/child marriage
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- HIV and STIs
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls’ education funders
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Office location(s)
- Canada
Contacts
Locations of current girls’ education work
Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs
- Finland
- Guatemala
- Guinea-Bissau
- Haiti
- Liberia
- Nauru
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Syrian Arab Republic
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United Republic of Tanzania
Projects Back to Top
Project/Program
Girls' Accelerated Learning Initiative in Liberia
Project/Program
Technology for Improved Education in Comitancillo, Guatemala
Project/Program
Technology for Improved Learning and Education in the Bosawás Region of Nicaragua (TILE) Project
Project/Program
Using Technology to Enhance the Re-introduction of Education amongst the Most Vulnerable Girls in Zimbabwe
Project/Program
Libraries Without Walls: Improving Access to Quality Education for Children and Youth in Malakal, South Sudan
Project/Program
Girls' Empowerment Program (GEP)
Project/Program
Encourage Access to Education and Better Learning Environments (ENABLE)
Project/Program
Technology to Enhance Access to Education & Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - Zambia