COVID-19 Initiative: Objectives to address the Immediate and Long-term Implications of the Pandemic on Girls' Education
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Key Information
Right now, girls in the world’s most vulnerable communities are not able to access quality education and distance learning opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic will disproportionately affect these girls and young women now and for years to come. In response, Malala Fund is supporting organisations in Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and Pakistan to keep girls learning. In addition to the partners listed below, Malala Fund is also supporting Lebanese Alternative Learning (LAL) to develop training courses for educators on remote teaching in Lebanon.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Latin America & Caribbean, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2020 - 2021
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary enrollment
- Secondary Enrollment
Other
- Remote Learning
Quality
- Teacher training
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth
Age
5 - 17
School Enrolment Status
Some in school
School Level
- Lower primary
- Upper primary
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Community mobilization
Curriculum/learning
- Increased availability of learning materials
- Remedial education/skills
Educational Technology
- Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Mentoring/psychosocial support
- School-based counselors
Other
- Other activities to address/end violence (not captured above)
School-related gender-based violence
- Safe and welcoming schools
- Support in and around schools (e.g. peer counseling, adult-to-student counseling)
- Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Teaching
- In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
- Teacher incentives
- Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Women's empowerment programs
- Advocacy/action
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased school enrolment (general)
- Increased years of schooling
- Reduced absenteeism
- Reduced grade repetition
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved health - other
- Improved mental health
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms