Improving Gender Attitudes, Transition and Education Outcomes (IGATE) Zimbabwe

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

The goal of the project is to sustainably improve the learning and transition outcomes of 73,500 marginalized girls. This builds upon the former five-year Improving Girls Access through Transforming Education (IGATE) project which focused on girls accessing education by minimizing barriers. Project outcomes include: (1) whole School Development to improve inclusive education and teacher practices, (2) marginalised adolescent out of school girls access relevant community-based post-primary education, (3) increased leadership and lifeskills of girls and boys and (4) increased community actions on learning, gender equity and child protection. 

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Zimbabwe

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Zimbabwe

Activity URL

https://www.ungei.org/publication/case-study-improving-gender-attitudes-transition-and-education-outcomes-igate-zimbabwe

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2017 - 2021

Partner(s)

SNV, Open University – UK, Emthonjeni Women's Forum, UDACIZA

Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE)
Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19
Geographic Scope
National
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary completion
Other skills
  • Financial literacy
Quality
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
  • Community sensitization
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
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
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Mentoring/psychosocial support
  • Adult (non-teacher) mentors
Reducing economic barriers
  • Financial literacy training
Social/gender norms change
  • Work with community leaders
  • Work with religious leaders
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Women's empowerment programs
  • Leadership training
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms