Supporting the Education of Marginalised Girls in Kailali (STEM)

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The project aimed to empower 4,460 Nepali girls to safely access education and economic activities. It aimed to increase attendance and create positive community attitudes towards girls’ education. The project offered out-of-school girls the opportunity to become entrepreneurs, by equipping them with academic and income generating/technical skills, whilst dispelling misconceptions about their ability to manage commercial loans. It also aimed to improve the quality of teaching and school management.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

South Asia

Nepal

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/supporting-the-education-of-marginalised-girls-in-kailali-stem/#/article/supporting-the-education-of-marginalised-girls-in-kailali

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2017 - 2021

Partner(s)

BASE

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

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

Other skills

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

Quality

  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Community sensitization
  • Digital literacy
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

11 - 20

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Vocational

Other populations reached

  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Policymakers
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Educational Technology

  • Computer-assisted learning

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of libraries
  • Construction/improvement of schools

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

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

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
  • STEM - 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
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased test scores
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

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