Mixed secondary school
COE components
- Bursaries for underprivileged
- Gender-Responsive Pedagogy training for teachers
- Science, Mathematics&Technology programme
- Tuseme youth empowerment programme
- Life skills training
Established 2004
- 122 female students
- 152 male students
- 1 female teacher
- 11 male teachers
2009
- 320 female students
- 600 male students
- 8 female teachers
- 16 male teachers
Challenges
- Poverty
- Rural community
- Arid conditions
- Poor community understanding of importance of girls’ education
Outcomes since creation
- 62% improvement in national exams
- 70% improvement in end-of-year school exams
- 80% improvement in academic performance throughout the year
- 98% improvement in enrolment rates for girls
- 78% improvement in retention rates for girls
- 86% improvement in completion rates for girls
- 29% improvement in transition rates to next level of education for girls
- 90% reduction in schoolgirl pregnancy rates
- 92% reduction in sexual harassment
Girls are empowered to:
- Participate confidently in class
- Solve problems autonomously
Boys are empowered to:
- Have positive attitude towards girls
Girls and boys are empowered to:
- Have improved interaction and discussion
- Have healthier gender relations