Free Quality School Education (FQSE) Program

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Key Information

The Free Quality School Education (FQSE) program is the national flagship program of the New Direction government headed by His Excellency, President Retired BrigadierGeneral Julius Maada Bio. The President officially launched the FQSE program on August 20, 2018. Keeping to his promise to the people of Sierra Leone about developing the human capital of the country through education and skilled training, the President committed 21% of the national budget to the education sector.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Sierra Leone

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sierra Leone

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2018 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

MINISTRY OF BASIC AND SENIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION

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

Quality

  • School facilities

Cross-cutting areas

  • Food/water security
  • Gender equality
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school)

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Improving transportation

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

Food/nutrition

  • Other nutritional supplementation

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Sanitary product distribution

Reducing economic barriers

  • Reducing/eliminating school fees

Teaching

  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased enrolment in primary school

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved nutrition