Advancing girl's education in Zambia.
Date
1998-09
Authors
Nkhata, Bentry.
Elizabeth, Mumba.C.
Israel, Chikalanga.W.
Sikwibele, Anne.L
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Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Ministry of Education
Abstract
The Programme for the Advancement of Girls' Education (PAGE) is a Ministry
of Education (MOE) supported by UNICEF with initial funding from CIDA.
PAGE was developed in 1996 based on experiences from the previous Girl
Child Education Programme (1994-1995), as well as through the utilisation of
findings from research studies that were part of that programme. The Girl
Child Education Programme focused on policy development, development of
gender sensitive materials and research. Building on the success of the Girl
Child Education Programme, PAGE integrated advocacy, gender sensitisation,
social mobilisation and testing of specific interventions to improve girls'
education.
PAGE is a concrete expression of Zambia's commitment to the advancement of
girls and women in education and all sectors of society. The programme seeks
to deliver quality primary education to all children, especially girls, and to
reduce gender disparities in primary education enrolment, retention, completion
and achievement.
The overall objectives of PAGE are:
• to empower girls and women to fully participate in and benefit from the
economic and social development of the nation; and
• to ensure the survival of girls into adulthood with particular emphasis on
their protection from HIV/AIDS.
Description
Report.
Keywords
Girl-Child-Empowerment. , Girl-Child-Education,