Tag: girls’ education

Women’s Empowerment and Sustainable Development: Where Does Education Come in?

by Anna Robinson-Pant | Jun 28, 2023 | Critique, Girls' Education

In this blog, Anna Robinson-Pant comments on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) International Women and Girls Strategy 2023-2030 by drawing on findings from a recent family literacy project. Read More

Slipping through the education net: let’s build on global commitments at a critical time to support vulnerable girls and young women to stay in school

by Catherine Porter, Alula Pankhurst, Kath Ford and Julia Tilford | Oct 17, 2022 | Girls' Education

At last week’s Transforming Education Summit in New York, more than 130 countries committed to rebooting their education systems and accelerating action to end the global learning crisis and get back on track Sustainable Development Goal 4, to achieve 12 years of quality education for all children. Read More

Building momentum on girls’ education

by Sharon Tao | Oct 11, 2022 | Girls' Education

As we reach International Day of the Girl once again, we have a chance to reflect on the progress made on girls’ education and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Last month was significant in this regard – and has prompted the Girls’ Education Challenge team and our partners… Read More

Girls’ education might just save the planet!

by Safeena Husain | Jul 25, 2022 | Girls' Education

As parts of India are gripped in an extreme heatwave, I am reminded of the alarming statistic by Care International: ‘Women are 14 times more likely to die in climate related disasters than men[1]’ – a staggering fact that illustrates how the poorest women and girls, who contribute the least… Read More

Why language of instruction is a policy priority for girls’ education in sub-Saharan Africa

by Lizzi O. Milligan and Laela Adamson | Jun 20, 2022 | Girls' Education, Learning

Globally, millions of primary and secondary school children learn all subjects in a language that they do not fully understand. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the World Bank have estimated that as many as 80% of learners do not have access to learning in languages they know best. Decades of evidence, mainly… Read More

Localising power and responsibility for education through community-based structures

by Kate Sykes, Obert Chigodora and Isabel Pearson | May 10, 2022 | COVID-19, Learning

NGOs have long understood that meaningful community engagement makes education projects more relevant, successful, and sustainable. But the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought sudden school closures and disrupted INGOs’ and national NGOs’ work, catapulted communities into leading roles. Read More

What do we know about the links between girls’ education and climate and environment change?

by Camilla Pankhurst | Apr 5, 2022 | Climate Change, Girls' Education

What do we really know about the links between girls’ education and climate change in lower income countries? Read More

Killing Neither Bird (But Wasting the Stone): The Conundrum of Girls’ Education and Climate Change

by Kirsty Newman | Dec 16, 2021 | Girls' Education

This blog was written by Kirsty Newman, Programme Director for the RISE Programme. It was originally published on the RISE Programme website on 19 November 2021. It is tempting...

Protection is possible. How an innovative operating model strengthened safeguarding for the Girls’ Education Challenge

by Danielle Cornish-Spencer | Oct 28, 2021 | Girls' Education

This blog was written by Danielle Cornish-Spencer, Safeguarding Lead, Girls’ Education Challenge. It was originally published on the GEC website on 13 October 2021. It is an...

Getting girls back into school: strategies for successfully re-enrolling girls in Ghana and Sierra Leone

by Sophie Belfield, Meenu Mathur and Ellie Caine | Oct 15, 2021 | Girls' Education

This blog was written by Sophie Belfield (former Plan International UK GATE-GEC MEL Specialist), Meenu Mathur (current Plan International UK GATE-GEC MEL Specialist) and Ellie...

Challenging assumptions: why girls with disabilities return to school

by Michelle Sandall | Oct 12, 2021 | Education and Disabilities, Girls' Education

This blog was written by Michelle Sandall, Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) and originally published on the GEC website on 1 October 2021. Since 2012, the Girls’ Education...

From the community and for the community: Newly qualified female teachers in Sierra Leone

by Deborah Cooper | Oct 6, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Teachers

This blog was written by Dr Deborah Cooper, Lecturer International Education, Open University. “I call them to study because I have light in my house.” Sometimes somebody tells...