Improving Learning and Empowering Girls in Mozambique

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

Increase learning readiness and girls’ retention in upper grades of basic education prioritizing underserved areas of Mozambique.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mozambique

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mozambique

Activity URL

https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P172657

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 - 2025

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education and Human Development

Funder(s)

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
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Early childhood development

Quality

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

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Boys in school
  • Policymakers
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula
  • Increased availability of learning materials

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of schools

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe channels/mechanisms for reporting violence
  • Violence prevention curriculum/activities for students

Teaching

  • Hiring more female teachers
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

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 literacy
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

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