Adolescent Girls' Education in Somalia (AGES)

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Key Information

The AGES project will work with communities, private providers, education ministries and religious leaders to improve literacy, numeracy and key life skills (financial literacy and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health) for up to 42,000 of the most marginalised girls in Somalia.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Somalia

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/adolescent-girls-education-in-somalia-ages/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2018 - 2024

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education
Funder(s)

https://www.usaid.gov/somalia/education lists the funders

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Sub-national
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Remote Learning
Other skills
  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
  • Digital literacy
  • Early/child marriage
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls out of school

Age

10 - 19

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Community leaders
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Policymakers
  • Religious leaders
Participants include
  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)
  • Nomadic groups
  • People with disabilities
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
Educational Technology
  • Digital learning materials/programs
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
Life skills education
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Reducing economic barriers
  • Financial literacy training
School-related gender-based violence
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Social/gender norms change
  • Work with community leaders
  • Work with religious leaders
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
Women's empowerment programs
  • Empowerment training
  • Leadership training

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Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Curricula, teaching and learning materials are free of gender-bias and stereotypes
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased years of schooling
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
Main Line
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
+12027120000