Anasoma

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Key Information

Anasoma aims to redefine gender stereotypes through literature and boost women’s and girls’ empowerment and assertiveness by giving them access to a digital library of empowering books. Research: We’re identifying the barriers and drivers to female mobile readership through a human-centered design approach. New Content: We’re acquiring new content aimed at challenging social norms and redefining the traditional stereotypes. Women's Empowerment Collection: As part of Anasoma, we launched our first women’s empowerment collection of 60 titles & sponsored the creation of 5 new titles for our library.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2016 - 2018

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other skills
  • Rights/empowerment education
Skills
  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Boys (both in school and out of school)
  • Youth
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools
Educational Technology
  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Digital reading materials (non-textbook)
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Literacy - outside the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased literacy
Cross-cutting goals
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms