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GIRLS Inspire
Steering Committee Progress Report #3
January 18, 2017
Awareness raising meeting held by the Centre for Mass
Education in Science (CMES), Elaipur, Bangladesh
Table of Contents
I. Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................ 2
II. Introduction ....................................................... 3
III. Creating an enabling environment .............. 4
IV. Highlights on Progress ................................... 11
V. Progress on Project Implementation........... 20
VI. Lessons Learned ............................................. 32
VII. Next Steps ........................................................ 33
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
ADPP Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo, Mozambique
CEFM Child, early and Forced Marriage (CEFM)
CFP Communications Focal Point
CMES Centre for Mass Education in Science, Bangladesh
COL Commonwealth of Learning
CoP Community of Practice
DFAT Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia
GAC Global Affairs Canada
IAE Institute of Adult Education, Tanzania
KIWOHEDE Kiota Women Health and Development, Tanzania
M&E Monitoring & Evaluation
M&E FP Monitoring & Evaluation Focal Point
ODL Open and Distance Learning
RtU Reaching the Unreached
SIDO Small Industries Development Organisation, Tanzania
SPARC Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child, Pakistan
SSS Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha, Bangladesh
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Introduction
It is rewarding to observe the changes in the organisations, the community and the girls as we conclude this
reporting period and reflect on the reports submitted by the various partners and our data in Fluid Survey and
Connect. During the reporting period, the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
and the Human Rights Day were observed. These are two very important dates on GIRLS Inspire’s calendar
as women cannot come to their full potential when their rights are violated, and child marriage is one such
violation of their rights which unfortunately also lead to violence against women. In observing these two
dates, we have posted two blogs and launched a documentary “The tale of two marriages”. This
documentary is a very useful tool in raising awareness in ending child marriage.
I would therefore like to introduce this report with the story of Faaria, whose life changed because of the
CEFM project in Pakistan.
During a life skills program, Bedari saw fourteen
year old Faaria (far right on photo) sitting quietly
in a corner. Faaria is the brightest student
amongst all of the girls and she always showed her
full participation in the activities during the
sessions. It was therefore strange to find her
withdrawn from the activities. On enquiring about
her situation, she started crying. After she could
gather up her energy and strength to speak, she
told Bedari’s representatives that her parents are
going to marry her off in few months.
Part of Bedari’s role in the CEFM project is to raise awareness in the community regarding CEFM and its
impact on the life of girls, boys and family as a whole. Faaria was completely aware of the consequences of
child marriage so she was scared to bear this huge responsibility. Like all fourteen years old girls, Faaria was
enthusiastic, motivated and wanted to explore the world and new ideas. She wanted Bedari to visit her home
and convince her family to delay the marriage. She was well aware of the bitter situation her elder sister, Sidra,
was facing with her in-laws.
The Bedari team visited Faaria’s community and held a meeting with her family during which time they also
showed its documentary, “Tale of two marriages”. Watching the documentary and consequences of the two
early marriages, her mother broke down crying. After a long discussion with the parents, they promised to
delay the marriage for four to five years until Faaria completes her studies. Faaria was immensely grateful to
Bedari for saving her future.
We hope that, at the end of the project time, that there will be many more families like Faaria’s who agree to
delay their daughter’s marriage and allow them to get schooling which will provide them with a set of skills to
make a meaningful contribution to their family and the community.
Faaria, as pictured on the far right
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Creating an enabling environment
Key highlights
2 Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Focal Point sessions where reflections and
knowledge sharing on data collection processes, specifically on case studies, were held.
2 Communications Focal Point (CFP) sessions were held where partners built each other’s
capacities on social media and blogging on the Community of Practice (CoP)
1 Webinar was held on the topic of Gender and ODL
4,000 more followers on social media are tuning into GIRLS Inspire stories
At least 14,000 members of the social media community were reached from targeted posts
during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which kick-started with
the celebration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
on 25th November and which concluded with Human Rights Day on December 10th.
13 partners attended the GIRLS Inspire pre-conference meeting and the PCF8 conference
in Malaysia to reflect on year 1 of the project and strategise on the way forward
“Knowledge is indeed power. During this period I learned new skills from the other partner
organisations - usage of pictorials to communicate in a gender sensitive manner; innovative
ways of extending education to the "unreachable" in order to leave no-one behind. During this
period, I also got re-affirmation on the importance of staff training before and during project
implementation. When staff are well trained on the project strategy, the project will succeed, if
not the likelihood of failure is high.
COL has consistently provided timely training that have responded to my own shortcomings.
This has been presented in an enabling environment that promoted sharing and
continuous reflection. The benefits have been enormous and I am adopting this same
approach to this project and other projects I am working on. For instance, I shared the
History Wall concept with another project team who welcomed it as an excellent monitoring
tool which also serves as a memory bank.
COL´s investment in its implementing partners has been an eye opener for me that has
enabled me to be kept up to date, to be well informed and trained in various skills that are
critical in my work. I would like to request COL to keep the meetings and other sharing events
that exposed me to discussions on CEFM, gender, sustainable development goals... These have
kept me up to date on issues while broadening my knowledge. Well done to the COL team.”
– Mzikazi Ntuli, Project Manager, ADPP, Mozambique
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Monitoring & Evaluation
Capacity building
The Focal Point sessions (webinars) continued as part
of capacity building as well as monitoring the work
taking place in the field. All the sessions are recorded
and shared with the partners so they can use it to
cascade the training to their teams.
Site Visits
During the reporting period the Senior Advisor had
the opportunity to visit the partner organisations in
Pakistan and India. Visits were made to 11 centres in
Lonand, Mhaswad, Vaduj and Satara in India and to
two centres in Peshawar and Haripur in Pakistan as
part of the monitoring strategy.
Online Data Collection Platform
Transition to Survey Gizmo from FluidSurvey is
underway and one training session took place in
January to support the country teams with the
transition.
Critical Reflection
Critical Reflection events are part of the M&E strategy
and during PCF8 in Malaysia, the partner organisations
had a pre-conference meeting to review the progress of
the project. The History Wall task was used to do an in-
depth review of each partner’s progress.
Senior Advisor’s Site Visit to India
“A history wall can help project managers have
an overview of the process in the project
implementation cycle and to be challenged to
get better results.”
Helvia Momade, Associação Progresso, Mozambique
The Associação Progresso section of the History Wall
“Skills and support mostly came from COL
staff who tirelessly trained every individual
and provided Training Kits and Handouts for
further support.”
KIWOHEDE
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Ongoing studies:
Baseline Study
The data collection for the baseline study for the RtU project is close to reaching completion with 87% of
girls’ data collected and targets for organisation, community and employers data completed at 87%, 68% and
77% respectively. Table 1 below presents this breakdown.
Table 2 found on the following page presents the status of the data collection for the CEFM project.
Bangladesh, Pakistan and Tanzania are achieving their targets for girls’ data within this reporting period, and
ADPP in Mozambique has exceeded their overall target. Organisation, Community and Employer data are
also being received on a regular basis.
Table 1: Status of Baseline Data Collection for the Reaching the Unreached (RtU) Project
Country - Partner
Target Population
Target Baseline Baseline Responses Received
Status of Data Collection Completion
Girls and Women
Bangladesh - SSS 7,080 354 306
India – Mann Deshi 6,000 252 245
Pakistan - SPARC 5,000 250 202
Total 856 753 87%
Organisations
Bangladesh - SSS 6 5
India – Mann Deshi 7 5
Pakistan - SPARC 2 3
15 13 87%
Communities
Bangladesh - SSS 60 6
India – Mann Deshi 35 63
Pakistan - SPARC 45 27
140 96 68%
Employers
Bangladesh - SSS 12 6
India – Mann Deshi 21 30
Pakistan - SPARC 23 7
56 43 77%
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Table 2: Status of Baseline Data Collection for the Child, Early and Forced Marriage Project
Country - Partner
Target Population for 3 year period
Target Baseline Baseline Responses Received
Status of Data Collection Completion
Girls and Women
Bangladesh - CMES 3,000 150 62 40%
Mozambique - ADPP 2,000 100 134 Exceeded
Mozambique - Progresso 2,500 125 2
Pakistan - Bedari 6,000 300 58 20%
Tanzania - IAE, KIWOHEDE 6,000 300 92 30%
Organisations
Bangladesh - CMES 4 4 100%
Mozambique - ADPP 7 9 Exceeded
Mozambique - Progresso 6 5 80%
Pakistan - Bedari 5 5 100%
Tanzania - IAE, KIWOHEDE 12 3 25%
Communities
Bangladesh - CMES 125 25 20%
Mozambique - ADPP 21 26 Exceeded
Mozambique - Progresso 36 27 75%
Pakistan – Bedari 87
Tanzania - IAE, KIWOHEDE 36 41 Exceeded
Employers
Bangladesh - CMES 125 28 22%
Mozambique - ADPP 20 5 20%
Mozambique - Progresso 9 0
Pakistan - Bedari 5 22 Exceeded
Tanzania - IAE, KIWOHEDE 12 20 Exceeded
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Update on Monitoring Study:
RtU partners are currently undergoing data collection for
the monitoring phase of the project with data being received
online on a daily basis.
Update on Case studies:
Partners from Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are
developing case studies on women and girls and on
communities. Pictured to the right is Sunita (on whom one
of the case studies is focusing) from Dahiwadi in India who
dropped out at 5th standard and has now started a tailoring
business.
Sunita from Mann Deshi, India, who has started a tailoring business
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Community of Practice (CoP)
The CoP members engaged in various activities that focus on
strengthening both the community and the practice. Some of the
highlights for this period were:
PCF8:
Six members presented papers at the PCF8 conference and 5
partner organisations participated in the Market Exchange. The
GIRLS Inspire focus session was a huge success with the focus on
‘data matters.’
Capacity Building:
Continuous capacity building for partners was
conducted, specifically focusing on ODL and
Gender in this reporting period. A webinar was
held attended by 24 participants from the five
countries and a face-to-face training component
was also held during the PCF8 Pre Conference.
Advocacy Videos:
The GIRLS Inspire video, developed with the
COL Communications team, was launched. The
documentary on child marriage which was
developed with Bedari in Pakistan was also
launched during the International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women on 25th
November.
“The Community of Practice has been a wealth of information and great forum for
learning. I was entertained and inspired by stories from SPARC, Mann Deshi, and other
partners who shared freely of their successes and challenges. For example, the
"visualising impact - our approach at Mann Deshi" was valuable in helping us as the
team in Mozambique come up with a clear strategy to get the community to support the
project and have a shared common vision. Stories of success on how SPARC reached the
unreachable and managed to give hope back to vulnerable girls/women who had lost
hope due to being victims of CEFM, helped opened our eyes to possibilities the project
has for our own communities.
I was further equipped with skills for blogging and tweeting, and this has helped me
communicate better with other projects. I appreciated the patience displayed by the
COL team under the leadership of Frances which gave one the confidence to try out new
things. The efficient and professional support gave me confidence every time I was
tempted to quit due to internet connectivity challenges or other pressing work load. I
am committing to be more active and share stories from the project in the next year as
we start full implementation.”
Mzikazi Ntuli, Project Manager, ADPP
“I am amazed how Frances
and COL have weaved us all
into one big spread of trust
and care.”
Sadia Hussain, Executive Director, SPARC
GIRLS Inspire team members at the PCF8 Conference
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Social Media
Activities on social media during this reporting period
started to show the outcomes of the capacity building
efforts with partners on communications and social media
since the beginning of the project.
Partners are using Facebook and Twitter on an ongoing
basis to advocate on topics such as CEFM and gender
equality that can be too sensitive to discuss in their
communities and also to feature ongoing activities with
GIRLS Inspire. Mann Deshi, for example, has reported an
increase in traffic on their social media, with 70% more likes
on Facebook and 25% more followers on Twitter.
KIWOHEDE in Tanzania reported 80% more followers on
Twitter and Bedari in Pakistan reported a 39% increase of
followership on Facebook.
GIRLS Inspire online accounts have observed a 20%
increase in followers expanding its reach to 19,000.
Meanwhile, the online CoP has received over 1,500 visitors
who actively engaged with the site’s content since its launch.
Multimedia and GIRLS Inspire activities were
featured to leverage the critical international
observance days and add its voice to the global
conversation on gender equality and CEFM.
A video featuring messages from girls from the
project was developed and launched on 11th
October to celebrate the International Day of the
Girl Child. Social media posts on Facebook and
Twitter reached over 14,000 members of the social
media communtiy during the 16 Days of Activism,
which was marked by the International Day for the
Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25th
November and which ended on Human Rights Day
on 10th December.
“GIRLS Inspire project motivated all staff
to actively participate in online
communities and platforms. The
promotion of [our] project activities on
social media is also encouraging as
they’re getting appreciation from
viewers.”
SPARC Community Mobiliser
“Social Media and other online
platforms are very important in terms
of advocacy and can reach a large
number of people widely with less time
and cost. Also it is easy to get feedback
from the peripheral for evaluation.”
Salim Mpanda, KIWOHEDE
Facebook post featuring GIRLS Inspire activities reaching over 1,800 people
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Highlights on Progress
The following section provides the highlights on progress of project implementation by country in the two
projects – RtU and CEFM.
Reaching the Unreached Project
The Reaching the Unreached (RtU) project funded
by the Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade
(DFAT) Australia has now completed nine months
since its launch in March 2016.
Cumulatively, 12,356 girls have completed life and
vocational skills training, with another 3,030
registered as of December and are currently
completing their course.
The section that follows provides the highlights of activities by country.
“I would like to share with you that females are
very happy to learn the vocational course in
their community as well as getting knowledge
about the markets and mobile technology. They
requested us to provide the course for longer
and should be more than 3 months as well as it
should be replicated in other villages.”
SPARC Community Mobiliser
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Bangladesh
Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha (SSS) in Bangladesh delivers learning through the use of solar-paneled boat
schools to flood-prone villages across Rajshahi. In this reporting period, they expanded their activities to 27
new villages where safe learning environments for life skills and vocational skills training were established for
over 1,900 women and girls.
To raise awareness in communities on women’s rights and entrepreneurship, the training boats arranged
evening shows on big sail-cloths that reached a total of 7,900 people, about 64 percent of whom were girls
and women.
SSS also arranged meetings with the financial organisation and the office of Department of Women Affairs
for helping trained girls and women to obtain micro loans. Along with information sharing meetings on
employment opportunities and financial aid, 800 women and girls are now in income generating
opportunities, with another 379 girls and women who have obtained micro loans. In addition, 120 girls are
also working as interns.
Screen grab from a video of a skills training session in one of the SSS boat schools
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India
In this reporting period, Mann Deshi Foundation
expanded their activities to 86 new villages in
Maharashtra where safe learning environments were
established through centres and mobile business
schools. Through these efforts, over 2,700 women
and girls received life skills and vocational skills
training on tailoring, beautician, goat rearing and
candle making.
In addition, 23 information sharing meetings on
entrepreneurship, financial aid and employment
were held, which resulted in 225 girls joining
internships and subsequently gaining income
generating opportunities. Pictured to the top right is a
market stall where girls sell their own products to
take advantage of the Diwali festival in late October.
To support women and girls’ economic
independence, 334 girls and women from 55 villages
opened their own savings accounts (and a further 257
girls applied) and 100 girls from 21 villages opened
their own fixed-deposit accounts (and a further 53
girls applied).
To further promote market linkages, Mann Deshi has
organized career counselling workshops and a marketplace in Mumbai to showcase the work of Mann Deshi
members’ including the GIRLS Inspire girls’ work in January .
The community radio programme has also been initiated
which focuses on the topics of financial literacy and
health and hygiene awareness delivered in the local dialect.
Over 104 villages have been reached, with an approximate
total listenership of 90,000.
The publication Kavya was launched which features
picture stories designed to transcend language and
geographic divisions to illustrate the barriers to education
that women and girls face. The picture to the left is the
publication promoted in GIRLS Inspire’s Facebook page.
Advanced skill training programme with market linkage development
and employer connect during Diwali festival
Opening of savings account
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Pakistan
The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) expanded their activities in 19 new areas
within Multan, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Sindh and Hyderabad where safe learning environments were
established. This allowed for over 1,700 girls to be trained in life and vocational skills training in this reporting
period.
Through 16 information sharing
sessions on employment, market and
financial aid linkages, with local
associations and the Islamic Relief
Fund, 56 internships were established
for girls A further 39 girls applied for
employment – 17 of whom were
successful and started earning an
income.
Women and girls also had the
opportunity to feature the products
they have produced in an exhibition, as
pictured to the right. As a result, over
23,000 PKR was earned by women and
girls.
Providing information on health was
also a focus in the last three months
where the Rawalpindi medical camp
provided services to 60 girls. During
this period new courses on mental
health, street danger and social
protection were delivered. The main
mechanism was lectures on various
topics such as health, hygiene, diet
plans, and women’s family problems.
“In training sessions, students learned a lot. They
said that they haven’t taken life skills education
before but after these sessions, they have been
groomed and are now able take decisions effectively.”
– SPARC Community Mobiliser
Exhibition of products as a result of vocational skills training
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Child, Early and Forced Marriage Project
Through the Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM) project
funded by the Government of Canada through the Global Affairs
Canada (GAC) office, 2,402 girls have now completed life skills
courses while 1,880 girls have completed vocational skills courses.
The section that follows provides the highlight of activities by
country.
“This is very good initiative by
COL for those who are facing
Child Marriage Issues in the
community. When we delivered
lectures on Life Skills Basic
Education, [the girls] became
very confident to fight against
their problems. Their confidence
level is so high and they were
committed to do so for their
families.”
-SPARC Community Mobiliser
Awareness Rally at Alinagar Unit, CMES
Drama performance on CEFM in Damkura Unit, CMES
Local Support Group Meeting on HIV/AIDS, Damkura Unit, CMES
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Bangladesh
For the first phase of the project, the Centre for
Mass Education in Science (CMES) has
strengthened its activities in the five units and
trained over 800 women and girls in life skills
and vocational trades such as vermi-composting,
fashion garments and computer skills.
Extensive community engagement work took
place during the last three months with over 57
community awareness events involving over 2,300
community members (i.e. local government,
community leaders, parents). The activities included
Charol Dol marches (Adolescents Travelling Troup)
and sessions on child and human rights,
reproductive health, CEFM, dowry, repression,
disease prevention, eve teasing and HIV/AIDS.
Local Support Groups were established in each unit
that bring together community volunteers to help
ensure the success of the project activities.
Job fairs were also held after 30 Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) agreements with local
enterprises were signed to link girls with apprenticeships and jobs. To ensure the success of this project
component, employers’ and job counselling committees have been established in each of the five units. As a
result, 233 girls are now in wage employment and another 298 are self-employed, some are through micro-
credit loans.
“We have received a huge response from the
community about the project that the
community people urged to extend the
duration of project in each unit.”
- CMES Project Manager
Girls attending an awareness session in
Elaipur
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Mozambique
Since the contracts for Ajuda de
Desenvolvimento de Povo para
Povo (ADPP) and Associação
Progresso were signed in June and
July, respectively, the activities in
this reporting period focused on
establishing an enabling
environment for the project for the
next three years.
ADPP undertook staff and
community facilitator recruitment
and training, establishing
partnerships and equipping safe
learning environments and learner
support centres. An MOU was
signed with the Ministry of Health
to enable the development of training materials on sexual and reproductive health courses and with the
Ministry of Labour to allow the use of mobile training facilities for the project and to link women and girls to
internships and work placements. Community advocacy was undertaken which resulted in agreements being
concluded with key community leaders to provide training to the girls in their respective communities.
To launch the project to the community, as pictured above, ADPP leveraged on the International Day of the
Girl Child celebrations on 11th October 2016 where over 400 community members (i.e. district
administrators, prosecutors, community leaders and media representatives) were reached.
Meanwhile, Progresso undertook regional and community consultations, staff training on gender issues and
mainstreaming, and also successfully provided upgrading classes to 220 girls for grade 10 level, which allowed
the girls to be accepted into school in their districts.
ADPP Project Launch
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Pakistan
The joint efforts of the Society for the
Protection of the Rights of the Child
(SPARC) and Bedari resulted in the training
of over 1,000 girls in life skills training across
nine new areas in Muzaffargarh.
Bedari worked to build the foundation in
communities by hosting sessions with
opinion makers, men and boys, parents and
community leaders on CEFM and girls’
education through 32 events across 16
communities. 11 theatre performances were
also held – one is pictured to the right. It is
estimated that 1,600 people were directly
reached and nearly 4,800 were indirectly
influenced.
The Tale of Two Marriages was launched by COL’s President and CEO, Professor Kanwar on November 25,
2016 as part of the activities to observe the
International day for Elimination of
Violence against Women. This
documentary compares the lives of two
girls – one girl was married and didn’t
attend school and the other girl attended
school.
Meanwhile, 1,031 girls completed life
skills training and 911 girls completed
vocational skills training through
SPARC’s CEFM project. This reporting
period also focused on orientation
training on technology, smart phones
and social media to staff and to women
and girls. As a result, 100 girls are
exploring social media for online buying
and selling of their products which they learned how to produce as a result of the vocational training. More
demand is seen by SPARC staff among the girls, where they want to acquire mobile phones and computers as
an investment as soon as they have received earnings.
SPARC also hosted five information sharing events on financial aid and employment linkages resulting in 75
internships established for women and girls, and another 80 girls have applied for employment.
“More than 120 community members saw the Tale
of Two Marriages documentary in five different
sessions. One of the families changed their mind
about marrying their 14 year old daughter.”
-Project Manager, Bedari
“Mothers of girls were invited to the sessions so they
can observe what is going on. Mothers were happy
that their daughters are getting knowledge about the
sensitive topics of sexual harassment and their rights.
Bedari arranged sessions in community members’
homes, so girls can easily come to sessions.”
-Project Manager, Bedari
Theatre performance by Bedari in Basti Arynwala
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Tanzania
In this reporting period, the focus was on building capacity and resources across the three partner
organisations – IAE, KIWOHEDE and SIDO.
Gender equality policy development workshops and consultation were held which resulted in the
development of gender equality policies for IAE and KIWOHEDE.
The teams also conducted workshops on developing multimedia materials and community sensitisation
materials. Since then, script writing, audio and video recording are underway. To develop effective
community awareness raising materials, KIWOHEDE conducted workshops and involved women and
children to grasp the messaging that would resonate with community members.
Pictured below is the community awareness raising event held by KIWOHEDE to commemorate the
International Day of the Girl Child on 11th October.
KIWOHEDE Community Awareness Raising Event on International Day of the Girl Child
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Progress on Project Implementation
Overall Summary of Targets Achieved
The following provides the cumulative and the July – September progress against the three Intermediate
Outcomes of the Performance Measurement Framework (PMF).
Intermediate Outcome 1100:
INCREASED ACCESS TO SAFE, QUALITY GENDER SENSITIVE OPEN, DISTANCE AND
TECHNOLOGY-BASED LEARNING (ODL) OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN IN
RURAL AREAS
Immediate
Outcome
1100: Improved
institutional capacity
to design and
delivery quality
gender sensitive skills
oriented learning
programs for girls
and women
1120: Increased technical skills to leverage ODL which address the barriers girls
and women experience, among local partners
Indicators/T
argets
11 institutions in 5
countries adopted
new models to
deliver gender
sensitive skills
oriented training
500 faculty and community based resource persons trained and have the capacity
to develop gender sensitive learning resources for ODL and technology mediated
learning as evidenced by the learning resources
IM Targets
Achieved to
Date
In progress In progress
Outputs 1111: Training to
develop relevant and
appropriate policies
to provide gender
sensitive education
and training of staff
of partners
1121: Capacity building in
the use and integration of
technology to staff
members of partners
1122: Capacity building
in the development of
gender sensitive
materials for staff of
partners
1123: Various networking
on CEFM skills and
gender issues with various
other development
agencies and partners
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Indicators/T
argets
10 gender policies
developed
250 staff members
trained in the use and
integration of technology
250 staff members
trained to develop 30
gender-sensitive
courses/learning
materials
5 exchanges with other
development agencies;
3 social platforms
established;
3 attendances to
international events such
as conferences by
advocates of CEFM
Outputs
Achieved
(Cumulative)
6 gender policies 164 staff members
trained
76 staff members
trained
21 online platforms
established
4 exchanges with
development agencies
3 international events
attended
Outputs
Achieved (Oct
– Dec)
2 gender equality
policies
62 staff members trained 8 staff members trained 1 online platform
established
2 international events
attended
1 exchange with
development agency
Outputs
Achieved (Jul
– Sep)
N/A 7 staff trained 18 staff trained 9 online platforms
established
Up to June
2016
4 gender policies 95 staff members trained 50 staff members
trained
5 online platforms
established and 6 new
platforms established by
partners
COL team M&E FP sessions were
held where 3 new team
members were trained
GIRLS Inspire Meeting
was held in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.
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13 GIRLS Inspire partners
attended the PCF 8
Conference
WhatsApp group
established in
Mozambique
Bangladesh
RtU (SSS)
Staff training on project
design and monitoring &
evaluation
Pakistan
(CEFM and
RtU) SPARC
40 new staff members
participated in training on
ODL, Impact Monitoring
and e-Commerce
Pakistan
(CEFM and
RtU) (Bedari
& SPARC)
Led by SPARC, Gender
Studies professors from
Universities attended a
seminar on the importance
of gender mainstreaming,
educating girls and boys
without discrimination,
volunteer community
work for inclusion in
university curriculum. A
video presentation from
COL Senior Advisor was
featured.
Mozambique
(ADPP)
WhatsApp group created
and used between staff
and community facilitators
Tanzania
CEFM (IAE )
Gender policy
developed
A workshop on
Educational Media
Content Development
where 19 staff members
were trained
A workshop on
developing community
sensitization materials
was conducted for 28
staff – 8 staff members
were new to COL’s
institutional training.
Tanzania
CEFM
(KIWOHEDE
)
Gender policy
developed
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Intermediate Outcome 1200:
INCREASED EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION IN QUALITY ODL BY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN
AND GIRLS IN RURAL AREAS OF SELECTED COUNTRIES AND REDUCED INCIDENCE OF
CEFM
Immediate
Outcome
1210 Increased Awareness of benefits of girls education and the use of open, distance and
technology based learning among parents and community leaders, as well as increased awareness
of negative consequences on development
Indicators/Targets Increased community support for girls’ education as evidenced by 10,000 women and girls’
participation in schooling and skills training
IM Targets
Achieved to Date
In progress
Outputs 1211: Awareness raising on the
benefits of education and training
using ODL conducted with the
whole community (parents and
community leaders and girls &
women)
1212: Establish safe learning
environment for teaching and
learning of the women and
girls
1213: Agreements
concluded on support to
the women and girls
between the community
and the project teams in
countries
Indicators/Targets 8 awareness raising meetings
conducted per community; 80
workshops, 40 radio programs, 40
DVDs and 40 theatre performances
as awareness building activities on
the benefits of education for women
and girls
1 safe learning environment
established per community (75
safe learning environments in
total)
1 agreement concluded
per community for
supporting girls
Outputs Achieved
(Cumulative)
220 community awareness raising
events were held including 175
meetings, 20 workshops, 14 DVD
and Radio programs, and 11
theatre performances. These were
held across 86 communities
reaching at least 13,000
community members
205 safe learning
environments established
205 agreements
concluded
Outputs Achieved (Oct – Dec)
At least 144 community awareness raising events were held which includes 15 workshops, 14 DVD and radio programs and 11 theatre performances
138 safe learning environments
(See safe learning environment count to the right)
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Outputs Achieved (Jul – Sep)
25 community awareness raising events were held with parents, boys & men and community leaders, which includes 5 workshops
26 safe learning environments In progress
Outputs Achieved up to June 2016
Over 51 community awareness raising events were held across 33 communities in 3 countries
8 safe learning environments have been established in India and Pakistan and 34 boat schools are in operation to host girls’ training in Bangladesh
In progress
Bangladesh
CEFM (CMES)
57 community events were held in
five active regions where at least
2,386 community members were
reached. These events include 15
workshops on child & human rights,
HIV/AIDS, CEFM job counselling,
enterprise and employment and also
includes meetings and rallies with
Advanced Adolescent Young
Women Organization, Local Support
Groups and finally the Charol Dol
(Adolescents Travelling Troup)
Performance on CEFM, Dowry,
Repression and Eve Teasing.
Bangladesh RtU (SSS)
Evening boat shows reached 7,900 community members, and 64% were women and girls. In addition, 15 stakeholders meetings with 336 union council members, community leaders and potential employers were arranged.
27 new villages within Pabna reached
India RtU (Mann
Deshi)
5 community awareness raising
events were held by Mann Deshi in 5
different communities reaching at
least 130 community members on
topics such as educating community
members about the negative impact
of child marriage on the health of
young girls and promoting girls’
education, gender equality and health
and hygiene. 14 radio programs were
initiated covering topics such as
personal health, girls’ education,
HIV/AIDs, diet for pregnant
86 new villages reached within
Satara districts and mobile
business schools (Lonand,
Satara, Mhaswad, Vaduj,
Dahiwadi)
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women, maternal safety, children’s
diet, importance of exercise, etc.
Pakistan RtU
(SPARC)
2 awareness session events were
conducted in Multan reaching 50
community members
16 new areas within Multan,
Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Sindh,
Hyderabad including the
SPARC HQ in Islamabad
Pakistan CEFM
(SPARC)
30 community awareness events were
conducted in 9 communities reaching
at least 1,600 community members
directly, and 4,800 members
indirectly. The events varied from
community awareness meetings,
parents meetings and stakeholders
meetings.
6 areas (including 2 vocational
centres) within Bhutttapur,
Jatoi, Shehr Sultan and Taleri
Pakistan CEFM (Bedari)
32 community events in 16 communities reaching at least 766 community members were conducted. The events varied from sessions with opinion makers, sessions with boys and men, sessions with parents and also includes 11 theatre performances.
3 new villages within Bhuttapur reached
Tanzania (IAE, KIWOHEDE, SIDO)
3 community events were held in Rukwa, Dodoma, Lindi and Dar es Salaam reaching at least 30 community members focusing on information sharing and dialogue, radio broadcasting on the introduction and the need/importance for the CEFM project.
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Intermediate Outcome 1300:
ENHANCED ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP AND FAMILY DECISION MAKING, INCLUDING
FAMILY PLANNING, FOR DISADVANTAGED WOMEN AND GIRLS IN RURAL AREAS OF
SELECTED COUNTRIES
Immediate
Outcomes
1310: Increased
knowledge among
girls about their
health, social
rights and
consequences of
CEFM
1320: Increased skills among women 1330: Increased awareness of
and aspirations for employment
opportunities among women
and girls
Indicators/Targets 45,000 girls and
women
successfully
complete the life
skills course
35,000 women and girls successfully
complete skills courses
11,250 women and girls apply
for employment
IM Targets Achieved (Cumulative)
14,758 girls and women successfully complete life skills training
14,236 girls and women successfully complete vocational skills training
2,066 girls applied for employment 1,281 girls successfully acquired employment 697 girls self-employed (some through microloans) 476 girls joined internships At least 100 girls using social media and exploring online buying/selling 334 girls and women from 55 villages opened their own savings accounts (and a further 257 more girls applied) and 100 girls from 21 villages opened their own fixed-deposit accounts (and a further 53 more girls applied
IM Targets Achieved (Oct – Dec)
11,626 women and girls successfully completed life skills training (not including 3,030
11,162 women and girls successfully completed vocational skills training (not including 3,030 girls currently completing)
2,054 girls applied for employment 1,275 girls successfully acquired employment
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girls currently completing)
697 girls self-employed (some through microloans) 476 girls joined internships At least 100 girls using social media and exploring online buying/selling 334 girls and women from 55 villages opened their own savings accounts (with and a further 257 more girls applied) and 100 girls from 21 villages opened their own fixed-deposit accounts (with and a further 53 more girls applied
IM Targets Achieved (July – Sep)
1,933 women and girls (and 190 additional girls commenced life skills training)
2,102 women and girls (and 1,268 additional girls commenced vocational training)
IM Targets
Achieved up to June
2016
1,199 women and
girls
972 women and girls 12 girls apply for employment
(6 were successful)
Outputs 1311: Courses
developed and
tested in life skills,
financial literacy
and
entrepreneurship
for offering to the
girls
1321:
Locally
relevant
technical
skills
courses
developed
and tested
by partners
1322:
Technical
skills courses
validated by
local market
1323:
Internships
for skills
courses
established
for women
and girls
1331:
Information
on
employment
opportunities
and financial
support for
entrepreneurs
shared with
women and
girls
1332:
Employment
awareness and
placement
camps
conducted for
women and
girls
Indicators/Targets 15 life skills,
financial literacy
and
entrepreneurship
courses developed
(3 per country)
15 TVE
courses of
locally
relevant
technical
skills
developed
and tested
(3 per
country)
15 skills
courses
validated by
the labour
market
8,000
internships
established
10 information
sharing
meetings
conducted
12
employment
awareness and
placement
camps
arranged
11,250
women and
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girls apply for
employment
Outputs Achieved
(Cumulative)
39 life skills
courses
developed
26
vocational
skills
courses
developed
26
vocational
skills
courses
validated
491
internships
established
67
information
sharing
events on
employment
opportunities,
market
linkages and
financial aid
held across
Pakistan,
India and
Bangladesh
2,066 girls applied for employment
Outputs Achieved (Oct-Dec)
33 life skills courses developed
18 vocational skills courses developed
18 vocational skills courses validated
476 internships established
61 information sharing events
2,054 girls applied for employment
Outputs Achieved (Jul – Sep)
5 developed 2 developed 2 developed
Outputs Achieved up to June 2016
1 developed 6 developed 6 developed 15 girls join internships
6 info sharing sessions held in Pakistan and a series of meetings held over 2 months in Bangladesh on job opportunities and financial support
At least 1,300 girls attended info sharing sessions on employment opportunities 12 girls applied for employment
Bangladesh RtU
(SSS)
1,976 girls
successfully
completed life
skills training
1,648 girls successfully
completed vocational
training on repairing mobile
phones, on poultry rearing
and on flood resistant
crops, carpentry and
various stitcheries
120
internships
established
12
employment
and financial
aid info
sharing events
held
800 girls are in
income
generating
opportunities
and another
379 girls who
accessed
microloans
for their own
business
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Bangladesh CEFM
(CMES)
401 girls
successfully
completed life
skills training
3 courses were
developed on
Gender, Human
Rights and
Reproductive
health
148 girls successfully
completed computer skills
training, garments skills and
vermicomposting
3 courses developed on
computer skills, vermi
compost and garments
training
5 job fairs
conducted
531 girls
applied for
employment,
which
includes 233
girls who are
now doing
wage
employment
and 298 girls
who are now
self employed,
some are
through
microcredits)
India RtU (Mann Deshi)
6,464 girls received life skills training 2 modules developed for legal provision awareness and gender equality 24 radio programme segments have been developed on health and hygiene and financial literacy. Topics include Save Girls, personal health HIV/AIDS testing, diet for pregnant women, defect of eyesight and basic nutrition, AIDS and women, maternal safety, mouth and teeth care, breast cancer, children's diet, importance of exercise, common fever, flu and home
6,708 girls received training on goat rearing, beautician, tailoring and candle making 8 course modules developed on tailoring, beautician training, goat rearing and insemination, fashion designing, microne show piece, bull/goat suit nylong jewellry, candle making
225 internships established
23 info sharing events held on financial aid and employment awareness
225 girls have sought and successfully gained income generating opportunities
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remedies, cough and cold, saving joint liability group, loan financial management, repayment of loan, etc.
Pakistan RtU
(SPARC)
1,706 girls
received life skills
training
4 modules
developed for
psycho-social
sessions, social
protection, life
saving and street
danger and
financial literacy
1,747 girls received training
on various trades such as
dress making, tailoring and
stitching, embroidery,
candle making, and
beautician
7 courses developed on
candle making, fabric paint,
sewing and cutting,
audoCAD (computer aided
design), cooking, basic tie &
dye and Ikebana making
56
internships
established
16 info sharing
events held on
financial aid
and
employment
awareness
39 girls have
applied for
employment –
17 were
successful
334 girls and
women from
55 villages
opened their
own savings
accounts (with
and a further
257 more girls
applied) and
100 girls from
21 villages
opened their
own fixed-
deposit
accounts (with
and a further
53 more girls
applied
Pakistan CEFM (SPARC)
1,031 girls received life skills training
911 girls received training on stitching, tailoring and beautician courses
75 internships established
5 info sharing events held on financial aid and employment awareness
80 girls have applied for employment At least 100 girls are using social media to explore training, employment and business promotion – 40 females are trained to use Social Media
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to explore training and employment business promotion opportunities
Pakistan CEFM (Bedari)
48 girls received skills training through self-growth sessions
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Lessons Learned
As we reflect on the past three months, we would like to focus on what we valued most and use it as lessons
learned as we continue to make a difference in the various organisations, communities and women and girls’
lives.
The value of having the data to show the evidence
For the GIRLS Inspire team to illustrate the outcome statement “improved sustainable livelihoods
for disadvantaged women and girls in priority communities in selected countries” we have to have
solid data. I am pleased with the progress partners have made in submitting the data, and while there
are still outstanding data, the progress from partners have been outstanding. This data will assist us to
follow the thread of specific girls, staff members and community members from when they started
the project to where they finished and beyond.
The value of ownership
It is important for partners to understand the value of the project, and its different sections/layers,
for the organisation, the girls and the community and to get their full buy-in so that they can take
ownership. When the ownership is with them, it also makes it easier for them to sustain it afterwards
and or to source funding to scale up.
The value of the community of practice
Over the past nine months we had to build the capacity of partners in various issues as well as
sharing information, motivate and support them. GIRLS Inspire created a community of practice
using various platforms and technology for members to share information and problems collectively
shared by all members. During regular meetings members are requested to share their own
experiences and ask questions about issues which concerns them in a protected environment, while
COL introduces new items where everybody is on the same level, irrespective of their position and
culture. This created excitement and enthusiasm and motivated the individuals to go higher and to do
better. The CoP greatly enhanced the capacity of individuals and organisations and it is definitely
value for money.
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Next Steps
Monitoring & Evaluation
We are in the final phase of the RtU project and monitoring is underway. The planning for the
evaluation workshop for the RtU partners is underway and we envisage for it to take place in May
2016.
DFAT Australia Project Conclusion
Since the project did not start in January 2015 in the various countries, consideration is given to
request an extension from DFAT Australia for April 30, 2016.
Submission to GEC DFID
The DFID Girls Education Challenge (GEC) Fund provides funding to projects that help overcome
obstacles to girls enrolling in school, staying in school and learning. A new window of funding
opened late November and concept notes could be submitted until December 20th, and was later
extended to December 27th. GIRLS Inspire submitted a concept note on the DFID template for the
value of 10 million GBP for 20,000 girls in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. We will know by
February 2017 if we are going to the next round of writing full proposals.