Addressing Gender Norms in Formal Education

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

This intervention targeted formal primary schools and learners by working
together with school councils, young people, teachers, and traditional
leaders. The project sought to influence the development, implementation,
and monitoring of the gender responsive School Development Plans (SDP).


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mozambique

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

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education

Quality

  • School violence
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Mentorship

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • School administrators

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Mentoring/psychosocial support

  • Peer mentors

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe channels/mechanisms for reporting violence

Social/gender norms change

  • Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Oxfam International
info@oxfamamerica.org