Community-Based Education for Marginalised Girls in Afghanistan

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

I Inactive

Key Information

This project aimed to improve the life chances for 49,150 marginalised girls who studied in lower primary schools (Grades 4 and 5) in community-based (CBE) schools in the first phase of the GEC. Additional support was given to 526 girls with disabilities.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

South Asia

Afghanistan

Activity URL

https://girlseducationchallenge.org/projects/project/community-based-education-for-marginalised-girls-in-afghanistan/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2017 - 2022

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
  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion
Other
  • Early childhood development
Other skills
  • Vocational training
Quality
  • Teacher training
Cross-cutting areas
  • Community sensitization
  • Mentorship
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls in school

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Vocational
Other populations reached
  • Other community members - female
  • Other community members - male
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male
Participants include
  • People with disabilities
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
Learning while working
  • Vocational training
Mentoring/psychosocial support
  • Teachers as mentors
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
Cross-cutting goals
  • Changed social norms
  • Increased agency and empowerment