Empowering Girls through Education in Bangladesh

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The partnership will improve learning outcomes and increase the percentage share of girls in Bangladesh that complete primary education and transition to secondary. Through strengthening learning opportunities for girls, the long term ambition is to reduce child marriages in the targeted areas.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

South Asia

Bangladesh

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2019 - 2022

Partner(s)

  • Hempel Foundation

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

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Digital literacy

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school)

Age

9 - 11

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

  • Fathers
  • Mothers

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Educational Technology

  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning

Social/gender norms change

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

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Reduced child marriage

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

STC: General Contact Info
Save the Children
supportercare@savechildren.org
+18007283843