Project profile — Improving Girls’ Rights to Education and Training in Niger

The expected results for this project include: (1) improvement of community educational demand through the reduction of gender disparities, the promotion of equity and inclusion at all levels of the system; (2) improvement of educational provision for girls, adolescent girls and women teachers; and (3) improvement of the governance system for optimal performance in girls' education and the empowerment of women, especially in disadvantaged rural areas and conflict zones.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2023): (1) basic or non-formal schooling for 109,654 children, including more than 43,000 girls, affected by humanitarian crises; (2) trained 18,650 teachers and professors in the fight against gender-based violence in schools, and the detection and referral of child marriages; (3) completed two qualitative studies and analyses on the impact of the fight against gender-based violence in schools and on the way to and from school. This study also aims to analyze the negative effects of COVID-19 on girls' school enrolment in relation to child marriage and gender-based violence; (4) conducted vocational training and life-skills development for 22,324 out-of-school and out-of-school girls and teenagers focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes training in the manufacture of soap, bibs and hand-washing devices; and (5) raised awareness on the fight against COVID-19 among 178,852 people, including local and regional school administrative authorities. Also included were traditional chiefs, school management committees and civil society organizations.