CHANGE: Improving Access to Education in Ethiopia for Most Marginalized Girls Project

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Key Information

The project is a consortium project, led by PIN and financed by FCDO. One of the consortium members, Welthungerhilfe, in partnership with Friendship Support Association, is implementing the project in Afar Region, Aysaita and Afambo Woredas. The project will address 4500 out-of-school girls in 4 cohorts. Currently, 542 girls are enrolled.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethiopia

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/change/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2019 - 2023

Partner(s)

Helvetas and Welthungerhilfe (WHH), Friendship Support Association (FSA), Italian Association for Aid to Children (CIAI)

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Remote Learning

Other skills

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

Quality

  • School facilities

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • COVID-19 Response
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls out of school, Youth

Age

10 - 19

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

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

Other populations reached

  • Fathers
  • Girls in school
  • Mothers
  • Other caregivers

Participants include

  • Other

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Remedial education/skills

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets

Women's empowerment programs

  • Self-help groups (financial, including savings and credit groups)
  • Self-help groups (non-financial)

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 years of schooling
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved mental health
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equal power in relationships
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Matthias Spaeth
Welthungerhilfe
Matthias.Spaeth@welthungerhilfe.de