Creating Pathways for the Educational Success of Girls
- F Funding Initiative/Portfolio
I Inactive
Key Information
The overall objective of CPESG is to improve learning outcomes and develop greater self-esteem, confidence and life skills in 10.500 girls in Chitral and Diamer districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan respectively. CPESG works with upper primary and middle school grades in Chitral government schools and in home primary school for girls in Diamer. Activities include setting up girls' clubs or committees, life-skills training, mentoring schemes, health check-ups & nutrition sessions; providing learning resources and additional help for those more academically able; holding sessions with and training parents and community members, including men, religious leaders and boys; gender sensitivity workshops; working with the community to identify barriers and solutions to girls' education and providing flexible response funds to do so; forming mother support groups; setting up advocacy campaigns; developing/adapting materials and resources using a gender responsive lens; and training head teachers, government officials and teachers on gender responsive schools and pedagogy as well as education communities of practice. The above activities are intended to lead to the outcomes of improved equitable access to quality education opportunities for girls; a reduction in the social, cultural and economic barriers faced by girls in accessing, staying in and succeeding in education and improved quality and gender-responsiveness of educational leadership, teaching and learning.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
South Asia
Pakistan
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2019 - 2022
Partner(s)
Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development's Professional Development Centres in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan.
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Royal Norwegian Embassy in Pakistan
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- Curricula/lesson plans
- School facilities
- School quality
- Teacher training
Skills
- Civics education
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Other academic performance-related
- STEM
Cross-cutting areas
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- Masculinities/boys
- Mentorship
- Nutrition
- Other cultural practices
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
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Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
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Cross-cutting goals
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