girls’ education working group/ gewg paul bagambe on behalf of gewg
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Girls’ Education Working Group/
GEWG Paul
Bagambe on behalf of GEWG
Girls Education WG- Presentation
Right to Education: towards a new global strategy
Members:• Plan Rwanda (Chair)• Girl Hub- Co Chair • Care International • FAWE • Wellspring Foundation • YWCA • RWAMREC Associate members • UNICEF • Imbuto Foundation• MINEDUC
One year of GEWG
Promoting girls’ right & Education to end gender inequality
• The working group has held it’s meetings at different locations with members volunteering to host the meetings.
• Good participation from the members and commitment to contribute to work of the WG
• WG has expanded- from 5 members to currently 10 members of RENCP
• Active involvement of MINEDUC/GE Expert
Updates from GEWG
Promoting girls’ rights & Education to end gender inequality
• Provided inputs to the EFA review • An annual GE campaign review is being
conducted by Imbuto country wide. Report will be shared on completion
• Situational Analysis of Girls Education Policy /GEP. ToR has been approved by PS/MINEDUC- 17th June deadline for bids./Girl Hub leading on this.
Updates from GEWG
Promoting girls rights and education to end gender inequality
• 10 days girls Education campaign in Gatsibo and Bugesera- by Plan- door to door campaigns, radio program/Radio 1 for 10 days.
• Country wide Compaigns conducted to encourage girls to enroll into TVET
• 433 best performing girls at National exams rewarded
• Celebration of the DAC by GEWG
Going forward
Promoting girls, rights & Education to end gender inequality
• GEWG members adopting initiatives to Promote gender equality through postive masculinities/ Men engage initiatives; Boys for Change
• Planning training for RENCP on postive masculilinities/men engage approaches for duplication in own programs where possible
• GEWG will elect the next Chair and Co Chair after GA
• Committed to continue the good work of promoting girls education, participation and representation
Thanks!