Keep Girls in School Bursary - Zambia

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A Active

Key Information

Ireland's aid programme has been providing bursary support through civil society organisations to facilitate access to secondary education for girls and other vulnerable children in Zambia. The children mainly attend community schools. Through a partnership with a local civil society organisation, Zambia Open Community Schools, Ireland funds 200 orphaned and vulnerable boys and girls in Central, Southern, and Lusaka Provinces to attend school. The Keep Girls in School bursary also offers direct support to 89,000 vulnerable girls and women in rural Zambia.
 

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambia

Activity URL

https://www.ireland.ie/en/zambia/development-programme/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Zambia Open Community Schools

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
No
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment
Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include
  • Orphans and vulnerable children
Program Approaches Back to Top
Reducing economic barriers
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown