COVID-19 Initiative: Objectives to address the Immediate and Long-term Implications of the Pandemic on Girls' Education

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Key Information

Right now, girls in the world’s most vulnerable communities are not able to access quality education and distance learning opportunities. The COVID-19 pandemic will disproportionately affect these girls and young women now and for years to come. In response, Malala Fund is supporting organisations in Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and Pakistan to keep girls learning. In addition to the partners listed below, Malala Fund is also supporting Lebanese Alternative Learning (LAL) to develop training courses for educators on remote teaching in Lebanon.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Latin America & Caribbean, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan

Activity URL

https://covid.malala.org/?sc=banner

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2020 - 2021

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19
Geographic Scope
Global / regional
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary Enrollment
Other
  • Remote Learning
Quality
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
  • COVID-19 Response
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

5 - 17

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
Curriculum/learning
  • Increased availability of learning materials
  • Remedial education/skills
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Mentoring/psychosocial support
  • School-based counselors
Other
  • Other activities to address/end violence (not captured above)
School-related gender-based violence
  • Safe and welcoming schools
  • Support in and around schools (e.g. peer counseling, adult-to-student counseling)
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
  • Teacher incentives
  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)
Women's empowerment programs
  • Advocacy/action

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Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Reduced grade repetition
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved health - other
  • Improved mental health
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms