Improving Gender Attitudes, Transition and Education Outcomes (IGATE) Zimbabwe

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I Inactive

Key Information

The goal of the project is to sustainably improve the learning and transition outcomes of 73,500 marginalized girls. This builds upon the former five-year Improving Girls Access through Transforming Education (IGATE) project which focused on girls accessing education by minimizing barriers. Project outcomes include: (1) whole School Development to improve inclusive education and teacher practices, (2) marginalised adolescent out of school girls access relevant community-based post-primary education, (3) increased leadership and lifeskills of girls and boys and (4) increased community actions on learning, gender equity and child protection. 

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Zimbabwe

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Zimbabwe

Activity URL

https://www.ungei.org/publication/case-study-improving-gender-attitudes-transition-and-education-outcomes-igate-zimbabwe

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2017 - 2021

Partner(s)

SNV, Open University – UK, Emthonjeni Women's Forum, UDACIZA

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE)

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

National

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion

Other skills

  • Financial literacy

Quality

  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

Social/gender norms change

  • Work with community leaders
  • Work with religious leaders

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Women's empowerment programs

  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms