Gender-Responsive Education and Transformation
- F Funding Initiative/Portfolio
A Active
Key Information
With generous funding from the Government of Canada, Right To Play is strengthening its focus on quality education for girls in Ghana, Mozambique and Rwanda. Over the next five years, the Government of Canada has committed CAD $19.5M in support of the Right To Play project GREAT (Gender-Responsive Education and Transformation), giving girls equal opportunities to receive a quality education and to shape their futures. The program uses Right To Play's gender-responsive play-based learning approach to remove barriers to education and build teacher capacity to improve learning outcomes among primary school-aged children.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda
Activity URL
Not applicable or unknown
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2020 - 2025
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Government of Canada
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Quality
- School quality
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
- Gender equality
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls in school, Youth
Age
Not applicable or unknown
School Enrolment Status
Not applicable or unknown
School Level
- Lower primary
- Upper primary
Other populations reached
- Fathers
- Mothers
- Other caregivers
- Teachers - female
- Teachers - male
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
School-related gender-based violence
- Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased enrolment in primary school
- Increased primary school completion
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
- Adriana Ermter
- Right to Play
- Manager, Global Communications
- aermter@righttoplay.com