Central African Republic Human Capital: Women and Girls' Empowerment (Maïngo) Project

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The aim of the project is to improve access to health services and education, as well as to promote job opportunities that empower women and adolescent girls in targeted zones in the Central African Republic. The project will also help the Central African Republic develop safe spaces and establish clubs that promote integrated community-based programs. The IDA financing will target the following areas, including: the payment of school fees for more than 89,000 girls and 13,000 boys enrolled in primary school; the award of grants to approximately 429 primary and secondary schools to invest in programs that help retain girls in school; the provision of training to more than 26,000 out-of-school youth, 80% of whom are girls, in income-generating activities as well as cash grants to start up a business.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Central African Republic

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Central African Republic

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 - 2026

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of the Economy, Planning, and International Cooperation (MEPC)

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational

Other populations reached

  • Boys (both in school and out of school)

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Remedial education/skills

Health and childcare services

  • Adolescent-friendly health services
  • Referrals to health services

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Reducing economic barriers

  • Income-generating activities
  • Reducing/eliminating school fees
  • Vouchers/grants

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

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved health - other
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased employment/job-related skills