The Beyond Borders Project

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Key Information

Beyond Borders is a two and a half year, $11 million project funded in partnership with Global Affairs Canada that has reached more than 26,000 girls and boys affected by the conflict and crises on the Colombia-Venezuela border to support the realization of their right to quality, safe and inclusive education.

The project has three main pillars – 1) to increase equitable access to education for girls and boys; 2) to improve the quality of teaching and school provisions; and 3) to improve educational governance by strengthening policies, planning and coordination to ensure the needs of crisis-affected girls and boys are met. To do this we work with all stakeholders at all levels of society.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean

Colombia

Activity URL

https://www.savethechildren.ca/beyond-borders-tackling-an-education-crisis-in-colombia-in-partnership-with-the-government-of-canada/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2014 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Masculinities/boys
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

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

  • Mothers
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • Migrants from other countries

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials
  • Remedial education/skills

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Menstrual hygiene management

  • Raising awareness about menstruation (beyond just girls)

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools
  • Support in and around schools (e.g. peer counseling, adult-to-student counseling)

Teaching

  • Pre-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets

Women's empowerment programs

  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved understanding of sexual harassment, coercion, and consent
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)