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Improving Access to Healthy and Safe Primary Schools & Preschools (Mali – $20 million over three years) – This project aims to improve access to quality education for more than 58,000 girls and boys in the Kayes, Koulikoro, Sikasso, Ségou, and Mopti regions of Mali, as well as access to early childhood development centres and to junior primary school, especially for girls and children with disabilities.
The project’s key activities include: (1) the construction and rehabilitation of early childhood development centres and primary schools to allow easy access for girls and children with disabilities; (2) the construction of wells, separate latrines for girls and boys, and school canteens to improve pupils’ diet and health; and (3) the training of teachers, school staff, and the community to improve school management and school feeding, and to offer children a healthy and safe environment.
The project aims to meet the needs of over 50,000 primary-school pupils (aged 6 to 12 years old), including approximately 25,000 girls.
This project will be implemented by Plan International Canada in collaboration with the Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Save the Children Canada and World Vision Canada.
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Community-Based Girls’ Education Project (Afghanistan – $19.75 million over five years) – This project is being implemented by BRAC (formerly Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) in coordination with the Government of Afghanistan. The project will provide education opportunities to 120,000 students (80 percent % girls) by establishing 4,000 community-based education classes.
The project will focus on removing the barriers that prevent girls from accessing education in Afghanistan. The project will work with the Ministry of Education and establish community-based schools, as well as adolescent learning centres for female youth.
For more information on what Canada does to help girls in the developing world, please visit Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development’s website.
