EGER Evidence
Girls' Education Roadmap
In a first-of-its-kind report, the Girls Education Roadmap reviews thousands of studies and assesses hundreds of organizations to figure out who’s doing what, what’s working where, and what are the biggest needs facing girls.
The most effective approaches will depend on the particular challenges facing girls and their families. Understanding those challenges—and tailoring our responses effectively—will be key to success.
What works to improve enrollment and educational attainment?
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Address the cost of schooling through conditional cash transfers, scholarships, provision of school materials/uniforms
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Improve access to school by constructing more schools, establishing community schools, improving safe transportation, or increasing access to remote learning
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Providing proper sanitation facilities in schools, especially sex-specific toilets
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Providing food in school or as take-home rations
What works to improve learning?
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Remedial education or tutoring for girls who are falling behind in school
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Provide ongoing teacher training or coaching.
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Provide teacher contracts.
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Improve school governance and accountability.
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Provide merit-based scholarships.
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Provide food in school or as take-home rations.
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Improve pedagogy through structured pedagogic approaches and competency grouping. Computer or instructional technology can be useful in aiding improved pedagogy when linked closely with the curriculum.
A new path forward
EGER developed its needs, evidence, and practice framework to close the gap between education policies and what actually works. Too often, governments and organizations invest in programs without knowing if they make a real impact, while researchers chase interesting questions that don’t always match what girls' actually need. That’s where the Girls’ Education Roadmap comes in. By connecting the dots between needs, evidence and practice, we help ensure that investments go where they’re needed most and are backed by solid research.