VVOB

  • I Implementer

Description

VVOB is an education focused organization currently working in 9 countries across Africa (Congo DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia), Latin America (Ecuador and Suriname) and South East Asia (Cambodia and Vietnam). VVOB provides technical assistance to the Ministries of Education in the partner countries to improve the quality education, through capacity development programmes for teachers, both in-service and pre-service, and school leaders. VVOB works in the subsectors of early education, primary education, secondary education and secondary TVET education. Equity in education is an important focus of VVOB work, and in particular gender in education. This is underscored by key partnerships with FAWE and UNGEI to support the implementation of gender responsive teaching and learning environment.

Primary Functions

  • Capacity building/Technical assistance
  • Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

  • Policy Development/Implementation
  • Research - policy analysis

Geographic Scope

  • Global / regional

Areas of work Back to Top

Education topics addressed

Attainment

  • Primary completion

Other

  • Early childhood development
  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • School violence
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • STEM

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • Gender equality
  • Mentorship
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Funders and partners Back to Top

Current girls’ education funders

Locations and contact information Back to Top

Website

VVOB

Headquarters location(s)

  • Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Office location(s)

  • Cambodia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ecuador
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Suriname
  • Uganda
  • Viet Nam
  • Zambia

Contacts

Katelin Raw
Katelin.Raw@vvob.org
VVOB

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Cambodia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ecuador
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Suriname
  • Uganda
  • Viet Nam
  • Zambia

Projects Back to Top