Girls Secondary Education Trust Fund Malawi

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The Government of Malawi, with support from UNICEF, runs the Secondary Education Trust and the international phase of the Funo Langa fundraising campaign. With this fund, 25 vulnerable students who previously dropped out of school are being re-admitted to school with scholarships provided by fellow Malawians. Funo Langa is also a fundraising campaign for the Girls Secondary Education Trust Fund. It was set up to provide access to quality education for vulnerable students (both girls and boys) in Malawi. The Trust brings together existing scholarship schemes run by different organisations, including UNICEF, and will mobilize additional financial and technical resources to help academically successful students from poor backgrounds finish their secondary education. The funds raised will be used to pay for full school fees as well as school uniforms, school bags, sanitary pads, and stationery. 

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Malawi

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi

Activity URL

https://www.unicef.org/malawi/press-releases/25-children-back-school-government-malawi-launches-secondary-education-trust

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2018 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Funder(s)

New Finance Bank

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Secondary completion
Cross-cutting areas
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management
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 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
Menstrual hygiene management
  • Sanitary product distribution
Reducing economic barriers
  • Addressing cost of school supplies
  • Uniforms
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
Rebecca Phwitiko
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
rphwitiko@unicef.org