Improving children’s education
Objectives
• 93% of girls and boys aged 6 to 11 years access a quality basic education
• School structures capacity and environment have improved throughout the country
Strategies
• Support the rehabilitation of old schools and the construction of new ones
• Improve schools’ environment through a range of services: energy, sanitation, hygiene, access to potable water and educational activities
• Social mobilization and campaign to foster school enrollment; and community mobilization
• Strong support to media in social mobilization
Major Activities
• Construction of rural schools as well related infrastructures
• Renovation of urban schools with the expansion of classes’ capacity
• Installation of solar panels, latrines and water points in schools
• Social mobilization and campaign through the media and community channels (local officials, neighborhood associations….) to foster school enrollment during the “Education Week for All” and “the National Day for Girls' Education”
• Validation of " Child-Friendly School " (CFS) criteria and Label
• Yearly participation of all schools to " Child-Friendly School " initiative
• Participation of students and parents in the management of school environment
Partners
French Development Agency,
USAID,
WFP,
WHO
UNESCO.
Indicators
Net enrolment rate
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education
Percentage of schools offering a quality school environment (CFS label)
Completion rate of primary education without repeating
