Education for Gender Justice

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The project focused on transforming education to promote gender justice
and to fight inequality. Working with local civil society partners and in
collaboration with the local government counterparts, Oxfam in Malawi
promoted safe schools to improve the access, retention, and completion
of girls, with a strong focus on the mitigation of School-Related Gender-
Based Violence (SRGBV). 

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Malawi

Activity URL

https://oxfam.app.box.com/s/6yvyxkukelnwr140ygdv8l4tia222wx3

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

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
  • Secondary Enrollment
Quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Community leaders

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached
  • Policymakers
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male
Participants include
  • Adolescent mothers (pregnant or parenting)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Mentoring/psychosocial support
  • School-based counselors
Policy/legal environment
  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • Public-private partnerships
School-related gender-based violence
  • Safe and welcoming schools
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Education sector plans, budgets, policies, and data systems are more gender-equitable
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased secondary school completion
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
Oxfam International
info@oxfamamerica.org