Project profile — Improving girls’ rights to education and training in Niger

• Niger (100.00%)

• Basic Education: Primary education (11220) (35.00%)
• Secondary education:
Secondary education (11320) (35.00%)
Vocational training (11330) (10.00%)
• Basic Health: Health education (12261) (10.00%)
• Government And Civil Society, General: Ending violence against women and girls (15180) (10.00%)

• Gender equality (principal objective)
• Environmental sustainability (cross-cutting) (not targeted)
• Participatory development and good governance (not targeted)
• Trade development (not targeted)
• Biodiversity (not targeted)
• Climate change mitigation (not targeted)
• Climate Change Adaptation (not targeted)
• Urban issues (not targeted)
• Desertification (not targeted)
• Children's issues (principal objective)
• Youth Issues (principal objective)
• Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) (not targeted)
• Indigenous Issues (not targeted)
• Disability (not targeted)
• Nutrition (not targeted)
• ICT as a tool for development (not targeted)

The project aims to reduce barriers to education for girls in crisis and conflict affected areas in Niger. It aims to improve access to and quality of education, and to build the capacity of the education system to better respond to the specific needs of girls and increase girls' retention in school, both at primary and secondary levels. Project activities include: (1) carrying out analyses on the prevalence and impact of gender-based violence among girls; (2) providing training on COVID-19 prevention and on the creation of personal hygiene supplies; and (3) creating and broadcasting messages on awareness and protection against COVID-19 via community radio stations.

The expected results of this project include: (1) improved community demand for gender-sensitive education at pre-school, primary, secondary and vocational training levels for girls; (2) improved educational provision for girls, adolescent girls and female teachers, including in emergency situations; and (3) improved governance of the education system for optimal performance in girls' education and women's empowerment, particularly in underserved rural areas and conflict affected areas.

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