Policy Advocacy

• Trained in gender analysis and mainstreaming
• In committee of National Operators in Literacy
• Contributed to strategies for improving equity in higher education
• Sensitise stakeholders on establishment of “parents’ schools.”
• In country’s World Fund Committee on HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria

Inteventions
Combating Poverty through provision of bursariesfor girls supported through EDDI.

Improving girls’ academic performance

• Women’s literacy programmes
• In-service for 1700 teachers in gender responsive teaching
• Centre of Excellence at Linsan, Guinea
• Empowerment activitiesby starting remedial classes for 1600 girl candidates
• Training on culture of peace
• Promoting learning of SMT among girls
• Training of Chapter members on HIV/AIDS
• Organized a girls’ conference on HIV/AIDS