Education for Gender Justice

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The project focused on transforming education to promote gender justice
and to fight inequality. Working with local civil society partners and in
collaboration with the local government counterparts, Oxfam in Malawi
promoted safe schools to improve the access, retention, and completion
of girls, with a strong focus on the mitigation of School-Related Gender-
Based Violence (SRGBV). 


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

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

  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Quality

  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Community leaders

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Policymakers
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • School-based counselors

Policy/legal environment

  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • Public-private partnerships

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

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

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Education sector plans, budgets, policies, and data systems are more gender-equitable
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Oxfam International
info@oxfamamerica.org