Girls' Empowerment Centre-Devchuli Nepal

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The Girls’ Empowerment Program (GEP) was launched in rural Nepal in 2018 to help vulnerable girls escape marital slavery, trafficking and abuse along with focusing on education, counselling, vocational training and so much more.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

South Asia

Nepal

Activity URL

https://www.kanallan.com/blog/2021/2/17/girls-empowerment-centre-devchuli-nepal

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2018 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

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
  • Financial literacy
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School quality
Cross-cutting areas
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Community sensitization
  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Other aspects of sexual and reproductive health
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school)

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
Other populations reached
  • Community leaders
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of schools
Health and childcare services
  • Adolescent-friendly health services
  • Referrals to health services
Menstrual hygiene management
  • Educating girls about menstruation
  • Raising awareness about menstruation (beyond just girls)
Social/gender norms change
  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
  • Media campaigns
Women's empowerment programs
  • Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased school completion (general)
Cross-cutting goals
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Reduced child marriage