GirlEng
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
GirlEng increases awareness and makes STEM fun, engaging and relatable to secondary school girls. The GirlEng mission is to attract and mentor girls into STEM related fields with a focus on engineering & technology. This is done through gamification, coding and building projects translating maths and science into everyday challenges. At the end of 2017, WomEng will have worked with approximately 20,000 girls globally. Our first cohort of GirlEngers graduated as engineers in 2014 in South Africa.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Global
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2009 -
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other skills
- Rights/empowerment education
Skills
- STEM
Cross-cutting areas
- Gender equality
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls in school, Youth
Age
13 - 19
School Enrolment Status
All in school
School Level
- Lower primary
- Upper secondary
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Mentoring/psychosocial support
- Adult (non-teacher) mentors
Social/gender norms change
- Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
- Numeracy - outside the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms