Kupanda Project for Girls

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Key Information

The Africa School Assistance Project has developed The Kupanda Project, a comprehensive program to increase secondary school graduation rates for girls. The Kupanda Project includes safe housing, academic support, health/sanitation and leadership development. It is being implemented for 144 girls at a secondary school in rural Tanzania and will soon be replicated at other rural secondary schools, creating a paradigm shift in girls' education throughout East Africa.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

United Republic of Tanzania

Activity URL

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/secondary-education-for-girls-in-rural-tanzania/reports/#menu

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2015 - 2018

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Not changed
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Secondary completion
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • STEM
Cross-cutting areas
  • Digital literacy
  • Food/water security
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Expanding boarding opportunities
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of electricity
Increased availability of learning materials
  • Textbooks (unspecified)
Menstrual hygiene management
  • Sanitary product distribution
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Tutoring - general
Water and sanitation
  • Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets
Women's empowerment programs
  • Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved health - other
  • Improved nutrition
  • Increased agency and empowerment
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
Association for Small African Projects Foundation (ASAP)
info@asap-foundation.org
+31356952878