Better Life, Better Future
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Key Information
Being born a girl can be a life sentence of inequality and injustice. Girls and women are subject to multiple forms of discrimination in all spheres of their lives, including in and through education. In many contexts, they are less likely than boys to go to school, their educational performance is often unequal compared to that of boys and men, and in turn, these missed opportunities generate more inequality. To increase awareness and galvanize new resources for girls’ and women’s education, more innovative partnerships are needed with stronger funding, expertise, and outreach. UNESCO launched the Global Partnership for Girls’ and Women’s Education, known as “Better Life, Better Future”, in 2011 guided by the belief that educating girls and women can break the cycle of poverty and foster greater social justice. Our program objectives include: increasing learning opportunities for adolescent girls and women, expanding and improving the quality of education for girls and women at the secondary level and in the area of literacy, scaling up geographical coverage and replicating good practices, and engaging a wider and more diverse network of partners. Our program's two key focus areas are secondary education and literacy.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
East Asia & Pacific, Europe & Central Asia, Global, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East & North Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Cambodia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
UnknownYears
2011 -
Partner(s)
Ministry Affiliation
N/AFunder(s)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, CJ Group, HNA Group, Hainan Foundation
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- School quality
- School-related gender-based violence
- Teacher training
Skills
- Literacy
Cross-cutting areas
- Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
- Gender equality
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
- Gender-sensitive curricula
Life skills education
- Gender, rights and power
School-related gender-based violence
- Safe and welcoming schools
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
- Literacy - in the classroom
- Literacy - outside the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased literacy
- Increased progression to secondary school
- Increased secondary school completion
- Increased secondary school enrolment
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Increased advocacy/civic engagement
- Increased agency and empowerment
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms
- Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)