Schools for Africa

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

Schools for Africa became the Society's first official international project in 2010. Since that time, members have donated approximately $445,134.90 since the inception of the partnership with UNICEF USA. Currently the project works with 21 countries in sub-Saharan Africa including 21 countries: Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda. The SFA mission involves providing access to quality basic education for children, focusing on girls, orphans and other vulnerable youngsters.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

Afghanistan, Botswana, Burundi, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania

Activity URL

https://www.dkg.org/DKGMember/Schools_for_Africa.aspx

Government Affiliation
Unknown
Years

2010 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
N/A
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
  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
Other
  • Early childhood development
  • Remote Learning
Quality
  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training
Cross-cutting areas
  • Food/water security
  • Gender equality
  • HIV and STIs
  • Nutrition
  • Sports
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

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

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include
  • N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Curriculum/learning
  • Increased availability of learning materials
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools
Health and childcare services
  • Adolescent-friendly health services
  • HIV prevention
Teaching
  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)
  • Pre-service teacher training – pedagogy general
Women's empowerment programs
  • Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved nutrition
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)
  • Reduced STI/HIV/AIDS
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)