Girls' Empowerment Program (GEP)

Girls’ Empowerment Program (GEP) is a school-based human rights education initiative targeting girls 8-17 years old in Togo. The program creates a safe space where girls learn about their bodies, their rights and their potential. GEP addresses issues of early marriage, gender-based violence and human trafficking, providing sexual and reproductive information and life skills so that schools become safe places for girls to pursue an education, assert their rights and participate in the decisions that affect their lives. With $100,000 in funding from 60 million girls, Crossroads will introduce Mobile Learning Labs (MLLs) in five girls’ clubs and one boys’ club in five schools in Tsévié, Togo. The beneficiaries will be at-risk girls chosen for their vulnerability – at risk of early marriage, pregnancy or trafficking. In total, 150 girls, 30 boys, 25 teachers and 10 parents will be directly involved in the project.