Somali Girls’ Education Promotion Programme – Transition (SOMGEP-T)

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

The Somali Girls’ Education Promotion Programme takes place in disputed border areas characterized by ongoing conflict, remoteness, and vulnerability to recurrent droughts. Seasonal migration results in 48% of the girls being absent from school at the beginning of the year. The majority of the rural Somali girls enroll late and drop out from school before acquiring basic skills, or do not enroll at all. Opportunities for post-primary education are nonexistent, and the pathways for girls are limited by traditional gender norms. The limited availability of trained teachers also contributes to poor learning outcomes.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Somalia

Activity URL

https://www.care.org/our-work/education-and-work/education/somali-girls-education-promotion-programme-transition/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2021

Partner(s)

ADRA, Havoyoco, TASS, Nagaad

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

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
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Empowerment
  • Mentorship

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 primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased secondary school completion

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved mental health

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Katherine Begley
CARE
Senior Technical Advisor for Education, CARE USA
katherine.begley@care.org