Expanding Girl's Access to Secondary Education Project

Côte d'Ivoire

This projects will construct and equip six secondary schools with hostels to accommodate around 9,000 girls to raise enrollment and retention rates. To improve the quality of education, an in-service training scheme will be provided to teachers, advisors and other personnel. Pedagogical materials and computer equipment will also be provided, as well as awareness and sensitization campaigns covering topics such as HIV/AIDS and sexually-transmitted diseases. Enabling more individuals to complete their secondary education will lead to increased job opportunities and strengthen the country's human resource base, thus helping reduce poverty.