UNICEF Inclusive Readings in Cabo Verde

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The project called “Inclusive Readings”, funded by UNICEF and co-organized by the Center for Research on Gender and Family of the University of Cape Verde, the Eugénio Tavares Chair of Portuguese Language and the Portuguese Language Center at Praia (Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language) is a project that benefits more than a hundred children and promote teaching content related to the values ​​of identity, respect for differences, gender equality, self-esteem, resilience, courage, well-being and mental health through stories. The aim of the program is that, with the stories, students with learning difficulties will improve their results and gain a “taste for reading”. 

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Cabo Verde

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Cabo Verde

Activity URL

https://www.unicef.org/wca/stories/teach-equality-resilience-and-self-esteem-through-stories

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

The Center for Research on Gender and Family of the University of Cape Verde, the Eugénio Tavares Chair of Portuguese Language and the Portuguese Language Center at Praia (Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language)

Ministry Affiliation

Center for Research on Gender and Family of the University of Cape Verde

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

Other

  • Early childhood development

Other skills

  • Social and emotional learning

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Increased availability of Fiction/non-fiction books (unspecified)

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased literacy

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms