Youth Challenge Program

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The Government of Côte d’Ivoire has made education-training a priority focus, by overhauling high schools. This reform is combined with a program to build a large number of small high schools in rural areas, to bring the populations the most excluded from education services closer and reduce inequalities between urban and rural dwellers. AFD is supporting these large-scale projects via the Youth Challenge program, implemented since 2013. This financing is assisting the State by building 240 high schools, equipping classes, training teaching staff and improving teaching quality. It especially aims to facilitate access to school for rural populations, with girls as a priority. In the Korhogo region, over 500 km to the north of Abidjan, several small municipalities are benefitting from this project. 

Lead Implementing Government(s)

Côte d'Ivoire

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Activity URL

https://www.afd.fr/en/actualites/grand-angle/cote-divoire-girls-are-pushing-open-doors-school

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2013 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation
Government of Côte d'voire
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
  • Secondary completion
Quality
  • School facilities
  • Teacher training
Cross-cutting areas
  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
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
  • Boys (both in school and out of school)
Participants include
  • N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
  • Improving transportation
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Reduced absenteeism
Cross-cutting goals
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved sexual and reproductive health
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced adolescent pregnancy/childbearing