Closing the Gap

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

ACTED’s Closing the Gap project recognised the multiple barriers to education that the most marginalised girls face in Pakistan. These include, but are not limited to, financial barriers, lack of qualified female teachers, insecurity and acceptance of girls’ education. It also recognised the need for innovative thinking around access to education, such as mobile libraries and home learning, if current and future generations of girls are to realise their full potential. 

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

South Asia

Pakistan

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/closing-the-gap/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Adult Basic Education Society

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

On website, lead organization is also listed as ACTED

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition

Other

  • Remote Learning
  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Vocational training

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls out of school

Age

10 - 19

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational

Other populations reached

  • Parent-teacher associations/school management committees
  • Teachers - female

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • School management committees

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of libraries

Health and childcare services

  • Providing childcare for young mothers

Learning while working

  • Apprenticeship/internship
  • Vocational training

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training
  • Vouchers/grants

School-related gender-based violence

  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents

Teaching

  • Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased test scores
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Increased employment/job-related skills

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

General Contact Info
Girls' Education Challenge
uk_girls_education_challenge@pwc.com