International Development Grant
Adolescent Girls’ Education in Crisis Initiative - program 2020 to 2022
Project Number: CA-3-P007217001
Status: Operational
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $15,987,690.00
Start Date: March 05, 2020
End Date: September 30, 2024
Duration: 4.6 years
Project Description
This project aims to empower adolescent girls and young women aged 10 to 24 years who are pursuing educational pathways in crisis-affected areas of Uganda South Sudan and Syria. The project reaches marginalized girls and women who are refugees internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the most vulnerable members of the host communities. Project activities include: (1) providing life skills sessions on healthy lifestyles Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) mental health financial literacy and negotiation skills to existing and newly established girls' clubs and peer-to-peer groups; (2) providing financial assistance for the families of the most vulnerable adolescent girls and young women to address specific educational barriers; (3) holding training workshops for formal and non-formal teachers and school leaders on basic gender responsive and inclusive pedagogical approaches including providing psycho-social support; and (4) developing remote curricula for learners to use at home enhances access to education and improves the quality of home-based instruction. This project benefits 123 768 adolescent girls and young women including approximately 37% refugees or IDPs. The project aims to reach an additional 23 164 teachers (formal and non-formal) educational leaders other education professionals members of boys’ clubs and community and faith leaders 61% women.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) reduced social cultural and economic barriers to accessing safe secure gender equitable and quality upper-primary secondary and skills-based education by adolescent girls and young women including barriers such as Sexual Gender Based Violence and SRHR that are exacerbated during crisis; and (2) improved equitable and coordinated provision of quality gender responsive innovative and inclusive formal and non-formal educational opportunities that promote adolescent girls' and female youth empowerment and learning in crisis situations.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of March 2024 include: (1) improved adolescent girls’ decision-making regarding health education and finances by 32%; (2) increased student progress and graduation rates from 71.90% the previous year to 97.09%; (3) increased community support for girls' education from 53% at baseline to 63% which is closer to the project target of 69%; (4) improved attendance rate of adolescent girls and young women in project-supported schools reaching 82% nearing the 85% goal; and (5) enhanced knowledge and skills in educational practices among 71.92% of teachers including formal and non-formal teachers in South Sudan surpassing the project target of 60%. This marks a significant improvement over the 45% observed at baseline.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
WUSC - World University Service of Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Call for Proposals