In this paper, ANCEFA, Pamoja West Africa, the African Platform for Adult Education, Oxfam International and ActionAid highlight the scale and impact of the literacy gap in West Africa, the region with the lowest literacy rates in the world, and make recommendations for action.

UNICEF launched a gender in emergencies pilot project, with specific focus on interventions being carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Toolkit also integrates existing information and tools designed by other national or international organizations dedicated to promoting and providing training on gender equality in education and other sectors.

In Sierra Leone, despite enhanced educational opportunities for girls, much of the emphasis on post-war educational reconstruction is unlikely to rectify gender inequities that remain entrenched within mainstream schooling and in the broader social context.

This article explores these issues and makes the case for gender-responsive education programming in order to ensure both the protection of the most vulnerable children and sustainable and equitable social and economic development.

This paper examines the potential significance of investing in female education in the fragile and frequently violent context of post-invasion Afghanistan. Recent and chronic challenges to female education are examined through the lens of transitional priorities.

Oportunidades is a social program run by the Mexican government that seeks to improve education, health, nutrition, and living conditions of those living in extreme poverty. People supported by the program attend monthly health talks, which include information on contraceptive methods. Reduction in fertility, especially among youths, is deemed crucial to accomplish the program’s goals.

This critique of the 2009 Global Monitoring Report finds that the issue of gender does not come through the report as a salient or dominant one. The favorable conditions that must be developed to encourage girls to enter and stay in school are not flagged as policy priorities, although sporadic mention is made of incentives and scholarships for girls.

This paper presents the Gender Equality Framework, A tool for education programmers, the framework helps ensure that education projects meet the needs of all learners. Using an approach that takes into account the relations and interaction between males and females (also known as gender dynamics), the Gender Equality Framework addresses four dimensions of equality in education.

This paper identifies and analyzes the types, prevalence, major causes, and effects of violence against girls in schools in Ethiopia. It also assesses the availability and effectiveness of anti-violence policies, rules, and regulations and concludes with recommendations on ways to reduce violence against school girls.