Girls Leadership and Empowerment through Education (GLEE)

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

In line with USAID’s Education Policy, USAID Girls’ Leadership and Empowerment through Education (GLEE) decreases barriers to quality education in a safe and supportive learning environment for adolescent girls (10-18 years) while increasing the adoption of positive, healthy behaviors. USAID GLEE trains teachers to improve children’s learning, school management committees to improve transparency and accountability, and parents and community members to support girls’ access to learning.

USAID GLEE takes a holistic and collaborative approach that mobilizes local network of youth, extended families, community mentors, school management committees, parent-teacher associations, mothers’ associations, schoolteachers, administrators, and local healthcare providers, as well as local, regional, and national authorities.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mali

Activity URL

https://www.usaid.gov/mali/fact-sheet/girls-leadership-and-empowerment-through-education-glee

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

IntraHealth; Groupe d’Animation, Action, au Sahel Mali (GAAS Mali) ; Œuvre Malienne d’Aide à L’Enfance du Sahel (OMAES)

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

  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Quality

  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Early/child marriage
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school)

Age

10 - 18

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male
  • Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
  • 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

Health and childcare services

  • Sexual and reproductive health services (including family planning)

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Raising awareness about menstruation (beyond just girls)

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools

Social/gender norms change

  • Work with community leaders

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Reduced absenteeism

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms