Support to Basic Education for Girls
Project / Program Summary

I. Basic data

Sector: Education
Title: Support to basic education for girls
Donor Agency: UNICEF
Beneficiary countries: TOGO
Implementing bodies: UNICEF, local NGO (Aide et Action) and Government of Togo (Ministry of Education)
Duration: 1997-1998
Starting date: March 1997
Project budget: US$1,3 million
Type of cooperation: support for policy formulation, planning, updating and consolidation of data on girls' enrollment. Raising awareness for girls' education. Support to community initiatives.

II. Project description

  1. Objectives
    The project supports basic education for girls as part of the UNICEF country programme of co-operation.
  2. Activities:
    • Policy formulation and planning;
    • Data collection (desagragated);
    • Support to planning social mobilization activities for girls education at the community level;
    • Support to cost sharing strategy for school fees and supplies.
  3. Expected outcomes:
    • More than 15,000 students benefited from direct support;
    • About 400 teachers have been trained;
    • More than 80 plans of actions were prepared by local development structures to promote and sustain girls education enrollment.

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