Somali Girls’ Education Promotion Programme – Transition (SOMGEP-T)

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

The Somali Girls’ Education Promotion Programme takes place in disputed border areas characterized by ongoing conflict, remoteness, and vulnerability to recurrent droughts. Seasonal migration results in 48% of the girls being absent from school at the beginning of the year. The majority of the rural Somali girls enroll late and drop out from school before acquiring basic skills, or do not enroll at all. Opportunities for post-primary education are nonexistent, and the pathways for girls are limited by traditional gender norms. The limited availability of trained teachers also contributes to poor learning outcomes.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Somalia

Activity URL

https://www.care.org/our-work/education-and-work/education/somali-girls-education-promotion-programme-transition/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2017 - 2021

Partner(s)

ADRA, Havoyoco, TASS, Nagaad

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

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
  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment
Other
  • Transition from school to work
Skills
  • Literacy
Cross-cutting areas
  • Empowerment
  • Mentorship
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 primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased secondary school completion
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved mental health
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
Katherine Begley
CARE
Senior Technical Advisor for Education, CARE USA
katherine.begley@care.org