Empowering Girls through Education in Bangladesh

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

The partnership will improve learning outcomes and increase the percentage share of girls in Bangladesh that complete primary education and transition to secondary. Through strengthening learning opportunities for girls, the long term ambition is to reduce child marriages in the targeted areas.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

South Asia

Bangladesh

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2019 - 2022

Partner(s)
  • Hempel Foundation

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Sub-national
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary to secondary transition
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas
  • Digital literacy

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school)

Age

9 - 11

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
Other populations reached
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
Educational Technology
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
Social/gender norms change
  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
  • Group activities with students or school-age children/adolescents
Women's empowerment programs
  • Advocacy/action
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
Cross-cutting goals
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Reduced child marriage
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
STC: General Contact Info
Save the Children
supportercare@savechildren.org
+18007283843