Girls' Education in South Sudan

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

This is a six year programme that aims to transform a generation of South Sudanese girls by increasing access to primary education. With funding from the Department for International Development (DFID), we are working in two states, Western Equatoria and Unity State, to: raise awareness of the benefits of sending girls to school; encourage girls to stay the course and not drop out early; and support schools to improve their buildings, facilities and teaching materials.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Sudan

Government Affiliation

Unknown

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

N/A

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

Quality

  • School facilities

Cross-cutting areas

  • Empowerment

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

4 - 19

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

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

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

Reducing economic barriers

  • Addressing cost of school supplies

Social/gender norms change

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

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased school completion (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased agency and empowerment