Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Promoting Girls' Education in Mali
Agreement Number:
7419115 P007682001
Agreement Value:
$10,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 25, 2020 - Oct 31, 2025
Description:
The project aims to improve the educational outcomes of more than 16,000 adolescent girls (between the ages of 13 and 15) in the second cycle of basic education in Mali. The project works to: (1) improve access and retention of adolescent girls in targeted schools in the Segou region; and (2) strengthen capacities of the Ministry of National Education to reduce education barriers and promote quality and gender-sensitive education at the national level. Project activities include: (1) providing information sessions and support to adolescent girls and boys to promote girls' right to education and their sexual and reproductive health and rights; (2) providing training and support to parent-teacher associations to promote the reduction of harmful practices that prevent adolescent girls from accessing and staying in school; (3) creating adolescent girls' clubs to enable girls to express their needs safely; (4) providing training and support for staff of the National Directorate of Basic Education in gender-sensitive analysis and programming; and (5) supporting the Ministry of National Education to strengthen its capacity to collect, monitor, analyse and publish reports on girls' enrolment.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased equitable access for adolescent girls, including those with disabilities, to quality and inclusive education and a safe learning environment in the Ségou region; and (2) improved professional practices of the Ministry of National Education officials, including decentralized structures and teachers, to promote the inclusion and learning of adolescent girls.
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1P 5H9
Reference Number:
064-2019-2020-Q4-00148
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
101182509
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Cowater International Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.