Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE)

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The development objective of Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project for Nigeria is to improve secondary education opportunities among girls in targeted areas in participating states. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Creating Safe and Accessible Learning Spaces, has the following sub-components: (i) Creating new safe learning spaces in secondary schools; and (ii) Improving existing infrastructure in secondary schools. 2) The second component, Fostering an enabling environment for girls, has the following sub-components: (i) Promoting social and behavior change through communications campaigns, engagement with traditional rulers, and advocacy; (ii) Empowering girls with critical life skills knowledge for navigating adulthood and digital literacy skills; and (iii) Providing financial incentives to the poorest households. 3) The third component, Project management and system strengthening, has the following sub-components: (i) System strengthening for sustainability and technical assistance (TA); and (ii) Project management, monitoring and evaluation (M and E).


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Nigeria

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2020 - 2025

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Federal Ministries of Health and Women Affairs, Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning (FMFBNP), Federal Ministry of Education (FME)

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

Other skills

  • Life skills/sexuality education

Quality

  • School facilities
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Climate change
  • Community sensitization
  • Digital literacy
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Religious leaders

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • School management committees

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools

Reducing economic barriers

  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

School-related gender-based violence

  • Anti-violence policies and codes of conduct
  • Safe and welcoming schools

Social/gender norms change

  • Media campaigns

Teaching

  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)

Water and sanitation

  • Construction/improvement of toilets (combined use)

Women's empowerment programs

  • Empowerment training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced poverty/increase household well-being