Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia (AGES)

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Key Information

The AGES project will work with communities, private providers, education ministries and religious leaders to improve literacy, numeracy and key life skills (financial literacy and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health) for up to 42,000 of the most marginalised girls in Somalia.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Somalia

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/adolescent-girls-education-in-somalia-ages/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2018 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education

Funder(s)

https://www.usaid.gov/somalia/education lists the funders

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Remote Learning

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Digital literacy
  • Early/child marriage
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls out of school

Age

10 - 19

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Policymakers
  • Religious leaders

Participants include

  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)
  • Nomadic groups
  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Educational Technology

  • Digital learning materials/programs

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms

Life skills education

  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

School-related gender-based violence

  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Social/gender norms change

  • Work with community leaders
  • Work with religious leaders

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training
  • Leadership training

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Main Line
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
+12027120000