Proximity Schools in Mauritania

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

The government of Mauritania, with the support of GPE, has been building “proximity schools” in areas with large populations where higher numbers of children, especially girls, were not transitioning to lower secondary school. From 2014 to 2018, GPE supported the government of Mauritania with a US$12.4 million grant, with a special focus on promoting equitable access to lower secondary education for girls by building “proximity schools” in six of the most disadvantaged districts.

At the end of the GPE program, 52 new lower secondary classrooms in 13 schools had been built in these regions, making possible the enrollment of more than 3,000 girls. Overall in the six targeted districts, the program led to more than 26,000 girls enrolling in lower secondary school.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mauritania

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mauritania

Activity URL

https://globalpartnership.org/results/stories-of-change/mauritania-distance-shouldnt-stand-between-girls-and-their-education

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2014 - 2018

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary Enrollment

Quality

  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality
  • Sports
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

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 secondary

Other populations reached

  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools

Other

  • Sports programs

Teaching

  • Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels

Cross-cutting goals

  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms