Second Chance Project
- P Project/Program
A Active
Key Information
This project works with girls ages 10 to 24 years who are mothers, survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM), child marriage survivors, living with HIV, physically challenged, or surviving abject poverty by re-enrolling those who dropped out of school, thus allowing them to continue accessing quality education.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2013 - 2030
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
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NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
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Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
- Secondary Enrollment
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
Cross-cutting areas
- Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Community sensitization
- Early/child marriage
- Female genital mutilation/cutting
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Mentorship
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth
Age
10 - 24
School Enrolment Status
Some in school
School Level
- Lower primary
- Upper primary
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
Other populations reached
- Other
Participants include
- Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
- Orphans and vulnerable children
- People living with HIV/AIDS
- People with disabilities
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
- Increased availability of learning materials
Increased availability of learning materials
- Increased availability of Writing materials
- Textbooks (unspecified)
Menstrual hygiene management
- Sanitary product distribution
Mentoring/psychosocial support
- Adult (non-teacher) mentors
- Peer mentors
Policy/legal environment
- Raising awareness about existing laws/policies
Reducing economic barriers
- Reducing/eliminating school fees
- Scholarships/stipends for school fees
- Unconditional cash transfers (including non-cash goods) to individuals/households
- Uniforms
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
- Literacy - in the classroom
- Numeracy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased enrolment in primary school
- Increased literacy
- Increased numeracy
- Increased primary school completion
- Increased progression to secondary school
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased school enrolment (general)
- Increased secondary school completion
- Increased secondary school enrolment
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Improved critical consciousness
- Increased agency and empowerment
- Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
- Reduced child marriage