UNICEF Inclusive Readings in Cabo Verde

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The project called “Inclusive Readings”, funded by UNICEF and co-organized by the Center for Research on Gender and Family of the University of Cape Verde, the Eugénio Tavares Chair of Portuguese Language and the Portuguese Language Center at Praia (Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language) is a project that benefits more than a hundred children and promote teaching content related to the values ​​of identity, respect for differences, gender equality, self-esteem, resilience, courage, well-being and mental health through stories. The aim of the program is that, with the stories, students with learning difficulties will improve their results and gain a “taste for reading”. 

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Cabo Verde

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Cabo Verde

Activity URL

https://www.unicef.org/wca/stories/teach-equality-resilience-and-self-esteem-through-stories

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

The Center for Research on Gender and Family of the University of Cape Verde, the Eugénio Tavares Chair of Portuguese Language and the Portuguese Language Center at Praia (Camões Institute for Cooperation and Language)

Ministry Affiliation
Center for Research on Gender and Family of the University of Cape Verde
Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response
Not changed
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Early childhood development
Other skills
  • Social and emotional learning
Skills
  • Literacy
Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
Other populations reached
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male
Participants include
  • N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
  • Gender-sensitive curricula
Increased availability of learning materials
  • Increased availability of Fiction/non-fiction books (unspecified)
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased literacy
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms