Leh Wi Learn - Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme
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I Inactive
Key Information
To improve English and mathematics learning achievement in all secondary schools, especially for girls. The programme has the following components: making schools safe for girls, improving learning conditions in schools for boys and girls, strengthening central and district capacity, and improving monitoring and evaluation. In the first two years, the project will be fully aligned with Sierra Leone’s President’s Recovery Priorities. Over the five years, the impact will be measured by improvements in the West Africa regional secondary school examinations taken after three years (the basic certificate) and after six years (the senior certificate). An additional 14,000 girls and boys are expected to pass English and Maths at senior level, with a narrowing of the performance gap between boys and girls. The outcome of the programme will establish an enabling environment for secondary school students, especially girls, to be safe, learn and achieve.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sierra Leone
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2016 - 2023
Partner(s)
- International Rescue Committee (IRC)
- Oxford Policy Management
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Charitable Foundation
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- World Vision
Mott MacDonald Limited
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownCOVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Attainment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
Quality
- School quality
- School-related gender-based violence
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- STEM
Cross-cutting areas
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Early/child marriage
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Girls out of school
- Mothers
- Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
- School administrators
Participants include
- Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
- People with disabilities
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Community mobilization
- Mothers' clubs
- Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Facilities construction/improvement
- Construction/improvement of classrooms
Policy/legal environment
- Public-private partnerships
Social/gender norms change
- Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
- Work with community leaders
- Work with religious leaders
Teaching
- Hiring more female teachers
- In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
- Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
- Literacy - in the classroom
- Numeracy - in the classroom
Water and sanitation
- Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets
- Construction/improvement of toilets (combined use)
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased progression to secondary school
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased secondary school completion
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent
- Increased advocacy/civic engagement
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage
- Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)