Family and Inter-Generational Literacy and Learning Project
- P Project/Program
I Inactive
Key Information
This project aims to support Member States in advancing the Education 2030 Agenda (SDG 4), which strives to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning for all”, by implementing inter-generational learning approaches to the literacy teaching and learning of both adults (male and females) and children (boys and girls). The project seeks to build bridges between formal, non-formal and informal learning and utilize synergies between the different education sub-sectors of adult education and early childhood/preschool/primary education and creating synergy among them to advance the quality of education for adults and children from both sexes. Moreover, the project promote creating the culture of reciprocal learning within the family members, as children and adults support each other’s learning and improve their literacy, language and numeracy skills and other basic skills.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia, Gambia, The
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
UnknownYears
2017 - 2020
Partner(s)
MOE of Ethiopia, UNESCO Institute Foe Life Long Learning (UIL), UNESCO Liaison Office in Addis Ababa, Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education of Gambia, UNESCO Regional Bureau in Dakar, the Gambia National Commission for UNESCO and UIL
Ministry Affiliation
N/AFunder(s)
Federal Foreign Office of Germany
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Other
- Early childhood development
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Vocational training
Quality
- Teacher training
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting areas
- Digital literacy
- Empowerment
- Gender equality
- Other cultural practices
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Brothers
- Community leaders
- Fathers
- Other caregivers
- Other family members
- Sisters
- Spouses/partners
- Teachers - female
- Teachers - male
Participants include
- Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- General awareness-raising/community engagement
- School management committees
Educational Technology
- Digital skills/literacy (including coding)
Life skills education
- Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Menstrual hygiene management
- Educating girls about menstruation
Social/gender norms change
- Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
- Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
- Work with community leaders
Teaching
- Pre-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
- Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general
- Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Women's empowerment programs
- Empowerment training
- Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
- Increased grade attainment
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved financial literacy and savings
- Improved nutrition
- Increased advocacy/civic engagement
- Increased knowledge of HIV, puberty, and sexual and reproductive health
- Increased knowledge of rights
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Primary Contact
- Jamila Razzaq
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Programme Specialist
- j.razzaq@unesco.org