Girl Vision

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

World Vision is a champion for girls’ education in the communities where we work. We identify and break through these barriers so girls can have equitable access to a transforming education. This requires that key actors in the ecology of a girl’s life, such as families, schools, faith leaders, government officials, traditional leadership, boys and men—and the girls themselves—understand the value of education and the opportunity it creates for girls. Girl Vision is a multi-functional, cross-sectoral approach that prepares adolescent girls to successfully transition to and complete secondary school by addressing the key barriers to attending and staying in school. This involves: analyzing the barriers that affect a girl's access to quality education - and engaging and empowering the girl herself in a safe and supportive environment; changing social norms (knowledge, attitudes, and practices) in the community, including with families, boys and men, and local leaders; training teachers on gender-responsive pedagogy to ensure girls and boys have an equal opportunity to learn; prioritizing access to education for girls in crisis and conflict situations; and working across sectors such as health and child protection, and at the family, community, school and government levels.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

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

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Quality

  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Early/child marriage
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

11 - 18

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Boys (both in school and out of school)
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Educating girls about menstruation
  • Sanitary product distribution

Other

  • Other activities to address/end violence (not captured above)

School-related gender-based violence

  • Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct
  • Safe and welcoming schools

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased secondary school completion

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased knowledge of rights
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)