Bridge Transition Schools

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Bridge transition schools allow children who have not been previously enrolled in the formal education system to catch up with their peers, then continue their education in the formal school system. In just four to six months, Barefoot fills the gaps in these children’s knowledge, from mathematics to social sciences, geography and English. Over the past 30 years, more than 4,000 children—including 1,250 girls—have chosen to continue their formal education after the Bridge course, often continuing onto college.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Global

Activity URL

https://www.barefootcollege.org/solution/education/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Global / regional
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Post-secondary
  • Secondary completion
Skills
  • Civics education
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • STEM
Cross-cutting areas
  • Empowerment
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys out of school, Girls out of school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • 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
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown