Gender Equitable Education Programme (GEEP)

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

The Gender Equitable Education Programme (GEEP) seeks to promote access to education and increase the retention and completion rates of adolescent girls in grades seven through nine. 5,000 girls have benefitted from the programme. The GEEP programme offers a two-hour academic tutorial four days a week, providing extra support to students who are at risk of dropping out due to limited family support, or low learning performance in the four core subjects of mathematics, science, social studies and language arts.  In addition, the GEEP programme also provides life and leadership skills for girls through an all-girls club established at each school in which it is implemented. Profits from small-scale income generation activities by the Girls Clubs go toward the purchase of learning material or paying school fees and supporting girls’ return to school.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Liberia

Activity URL

https://www.unicef.org/liberia/basic-education

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education

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

  • Secondary Enrollment

Skills

  • Civics education
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • Other academic performance-related
  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

Age

12 - 15

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

Reducing economic barriers

  • Income-generating activities
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - outside the classroom
  • Numeracy - outside the classroom
  • STEM - outside the classroom
  • Tutoring - general

Women's empowerment programs

  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased agency and empowerment