Mentor, Educate, Empower & Employ HER

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Key Information

Since 2006, this program has faciliated a holistic process to girls' transitioning from a mindset of marginalization to that of economic empowerment. The process leverages existing infrastructures at partner high schools where Global Give Back Circle provides girls access to digital, life, and workforce-readiness skills, give back community service opportunities, and one-to-one mentorship. The process also leverages the reach of communications technology to connect girls with dedicated mentors – women, local or oceans away, committed to broadening her frame-of-reference around career, vocational, employment, and entrepreneurship, opportunities. Building awareness around STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture & Math) opportunities continues to grow in importance as more and more girls are finding their passion in these areas. 

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://www.globalgivebackcircle.org/

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 - 2030

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

No ministry detail provided

Funder(s)

Microsoft, Ford Foundation, KMPG, SAP, Arizona State University, PEPFAR, Google, Safaricom, PWC, Old Mutual, Intel, ZEP-RE, Delloit

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

  • Post-secondary
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Financial literacy

Skills

  • Literacy
  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • Digital literacy
  • Mentorship
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Indigenous

Program Approaches Back to Top

Educational Technology

  • Digital skills/literacy (including coding)

Life skills education

  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • STEM - in the classroom

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased employment/job-related skills