Sang Sangai - Learning Together Project
- P Project/Program
I Inactive
Key Information
The Learning Together project provided 23,000 out-of-school girl’s in Nepal’s most disadvantaged Terai region the opportunity to gain basic literacy and numeracy skills, valuable health knowledge. The vast majority of girls had never been to school before, and almost all were Muslim or Dalit, two of the most marginalized groups in Nepal. The project successfully supported 17,300 of these girls to join the formal education system, while 1,568 completed self-employment training. Learning assessments showed that girls made large learning gains over their baseline knowledge, and upon completion of non-formal programs and transition to school demonstrated reading and numeracy skills at or above those of their peers who were never out of school. To increase the impact of these interventions on girls' lives, mothers were engaged as well: 4,220 completed their own non-formal education course; and 8,227 were engaged in inter-generational activities. The project worked with schools to help them better meet the needs of girls who are entering the formal education system, including through improved school governance and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to allow students (especially older girls) to accelerate learning through self- and peer-study. In addition, the project tapped into local traditional Mithila arts culture, training nearly 5,000 women to create art in the traditional style to promote women’s empowerment and spread positive messages about education and the rights of women and girls.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
South Asia
Nepal
Government Affiliation
UnknownYears
2015 - 2019
Partner(s)
Rural Development Center Nepal, Social Development Center, Community Family Welfare Association, Child Protection Organization, Government of Nepal
Ministry Affiliation
N/AFunder(s)
Anonymous private foundation
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary enrollment
Other
- Other
Other skills
- Financial literacy
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- STEM
Cross-cutting areas
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Nutrition
- Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
- Sexual harassment & coercion
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Community leaders
- Girls in school
- Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
- Religious leaders
- School administrators
- Teachers - female
- Teachers - male
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- General awareness-raising/community engagement
- Parent Teacher Associations (PTA)
- School management committees
Curriculum/learning
- Gender-sensitive curricula
- Remedial education/skills
Educational Technology
- Computer-assisted learning
- Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Life skills education
- Gender, rights and power
- Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
- Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills building
Menstrual hygiene management
- Educating girls about menstruation
Reducing economic barriers
- Addressing cost of school supplies
- Financial literacy training
- Savings accounts
- Uniforms
School-related gender-based violence
- Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct
- Safe and welcoming schools
- Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Social/gender norms change
- Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
- Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
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 enrolment in primary school
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved health - other
- Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
- Catharine Morgan
- World Education, Inc.