Girls' Right to Education

Project name :

Girls' Right to Education Programme - GREP

Budget :

more than 5M$

Project duration :

01-05-2015

Location :

Pakistan
Education transforms lives. Making sure that all children benefit from its transformative potential is the cornerstone of UNESCO’s Girls’ Right to Education Programme in Pakistan (GREP). Launched in 2015, this flagship programme supports the Government of Pakistan to improve girls’ access to quality primary education in the most marginalized parts of the country.
Key figure: 

19

districts across Pakistan

34, 412

Out-of-school children enrolled; 22,304 Girls; 12,109 Boys

1931

Schools benefitted

2410

Teachers trained (more than 60% are female teachers)

WHAT ARE THE GREP’S AIMS?

IMPROVE GIRLS’ ACCESS TO EDUCATION

Increasing girls’ enrolment in primary schools through social mobilization and advocacy in marginalized communities

IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF GIRLS’ EDUCATION

Enhancing student retention and education quality by improving school facilities and learning environments – activating parent-teacher committees (PTCs), school management committees (SMCs) and training teachers on multi-grade teaching and activity-based learning

IMPROVE EDUCATION OFFICIALS’ CAPACITY

Boosting the capacity of district and provincial education officials to create an enabling environment for girls’ education

HOW DOES THE PROGRAMME WORK?

The Girls’ Right to Education Programme increases access to, and improves the quality of, girls’ primary education in Pakistan through three inter-connected components. These pair institutional interventions with context-specific, localized actions at the community level.

GREP’s provincial and area-specific projects are implemented through local civil society organizations (CSOs), in consultation with national, provincial and area education departments. UNESCO also conducts research on girls’ education to guide the programme and inform course corrections. The GREP is funded by multiple donors, including the Government of Pakistan, Educate a Child - A programme of Education Above All, Korea International Cooperation Agency and the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation.

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