Proximity Schools in Mauritania

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

The government of Mauritania, with the support of GPE, has been building “proximity schools” in areas with large populations where higher numbers of children, especially girls, were not transitioning to lower secondary school. From 2014 to 2018, GPE supported the government of Mauritania with a US$12.4 million grant, with a special focus on promoting equitable access to lower secondary education for girls by building “proximity schools” in six of the most disadvantaged districts.

At the end of the GPE program, 52 new lower secondary classrooms in 13 schools had been built in these regions, making possible the enrollment of more than 3,000 girls. Overall in the six targeted districts, the program led to more than 26,000 girls enrolling in lower secondary school.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Mauritania

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mauritania

Activity URL

https://globalpartnership.org/results/stories-of-change/mauritania-distance-shouldnt-stand-between-girls-and-their-education

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2014 - 2018

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary Enrollment
Quality
  • Teacher training
Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
  • Sports
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
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

  • Lower secondary
Other populations reached
  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
  • Increased availability of learning materials
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools
Other
  • Sports programs
Teaching
  • Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general
Water and sanitation
  • Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
Cross-cutting goals
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms