The Zambian Girls 2030: Realising My Potential initiative

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Key Information

The Zambian Girls 2030 programme: “Realising my potential” - provides an opportunity to the most vulnerable pupils to be exposed and gain career inspiration. In December 2020, 25 girls in Choma District and 25 in Kasama District took part in internships with local professional mentors. Phase 2 of Zambian Girls 2030 programme was implemented in 150 schools with 5,560 girls in school clubs, 256 girls attending career camps and 50 internship placements. The programme is run under the Ministry of General Education with UNICEF support, and with implementing partner Restless Development, with generous funding from the London Stock Exchange Group.

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Zambia

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambia

Activity URL

https://www.unicef.org/zambia/stories/zambian-girls-2030-internships-personal-story

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of General Education
Funder(s)

London Stok Exchange Group (LSEG)

COVID-19 Response
Adapted
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Secondary completion
Other
  • Transition from school to work
Other skills
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training
Skills
  • STEM
Cross-cutting areas
  • COVID-19 Response
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
  • Mentorship
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male
Participants include
  • N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Learning while working
  • Apprenticeship/internship
  • Work-study
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
Mentoring/psychosocial support
  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors
Reducing economic barriers
  • Financial literacy training
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • STEM - outside the classroom
Women's empowerment programs
  • Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
  • Increased employment/job-related skills