UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

Purpose

P007018001: The project aims to increase the school completion rate of 32,700 girls and adolescent girls between the ages of 10 and 18, mainly in the Tonkpi region and the Abidjan district in Côte d’Ivoire. This is expected to be achieved through increased access to education for girls and adolescent girls and the provision of gender-sensitive, safe and inclusive education. The project also allows adolescent girls who have dropped out of school because of the conflict to access the education system through vocational training in order to ensure a sustainable future. Project activities include the following: (1) producing and broadcasting the television program Voices of Youth to promote girls’ right to education and to engage communities in claiming this right; (2) training 385 teachers on gender and active pedagogy to take gender needs into account; and (3) supporting vocational and technical training institutions in providing and promoting training for out-of-school adolescent girls in non-traditional fields. P007018002: The project aims to increase the school completion rate of 32,700 girls and adolescents aged 10 to 18, mainly in the Tonkpi region and the Abidjan district of Côte d'Ivoire. This project implements additional funds in response to the immediate needs for education and gender-based violence generated by COVID-19. Project activities include: (1) supporting social services to prevent and respond to gender-based violence and child exploitation; (2) providing training to social workers on psychosocial impact and mental health management; and (3) providing training to teachers on the protocol for safe reopening of schools. .