Transition Guides/Peer Educators

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

Through the Transition Guide Program, young women provide mentoring and skills support to their younger peers as they get ready to leave school, supporting them to develop their economic independence and leadership.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana, Malawi, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Activity URL

https://camfed.org/us/what-we-do/our-programs/transition-guides/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2016 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Global / regional
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Post-secondary
Other
  • Transition from school to work
Other skills
  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Vocational training
Quality
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Other academic performance-related
Cross-cutting areas
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Mentorship
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls out of school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Learning while working
  • Vocational training
  • Work-study
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
  • Sexual and reproductive health (including puberty education)
Reducing economic barriers
  • Financial literacy training
  • Income-generating activities
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Women's empowerment programs
  • Empowerment training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • 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
CAMFED