Second Chance Project

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

This project works with girls ages 10 to 24 years who are mothers, survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage survivors, living with HIV, physically challenged, or surviving abject poverty by re-enrolling those who dropped out of school, thus allowing them to continue accessing quality education.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Activity URL

https://www.nigee.org/programs/programs/nigee-girls

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2013 - 2030

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

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 completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Female genital mutilation/cutting
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Mentorship

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

10 - 24

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

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

Other populations reached

  • Other

Participants include

  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
  • Orphans and vulnerable children
  • People living with HIV/AIDS
  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Increased availability of Writing materials
  • Textbooks (unspecified)

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Sanitary product distribution

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors
  • Peer mentors

Policy/legal environment

  • Raising awareness about existing laws/policies

Reducing economic barriers

  • Reducing/eliminating school fees
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees
  • Unconditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
  • Uniforms

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

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

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Reduced child marriage

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Winnie Adhiambo
Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment (NIGEE)
waketch@nigee.org