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Concept Note_Webinar Keeping Girls in School_Experience of Côte d'Ivoire_April 2024

-185420-1252220WEBINAR FOR SHARING EXPERIENCES ON THE «
APPROACHES
INNOVATIVE STEPS TO KEEP GIRLS IN SCHOOL

" : CASE
FROM IVORY COAST
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APPROACHES
INNOVATIVE STEPS TO KEEP GIRLS IN SCHOOL

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FROM IVORY COAST
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2023
Expected date: 19
December
2023
294005-6137910 WEBINAR FOR SHARING EXPERIENCES ON "SAFE SPACES, HUSBANDS' AND FUTURE HUSBANDS' CLUBS"
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388786996315000 Purpose of the community of practice
As part of the pooling of achievements from the SWEDD project
financed by
the World Bank
Among the beneficiaries, the Regional Technical Committee (RTC) recommended at its annual meeting held in March 2021 the facilitation of knowledge management and the sharing of good practices developed by the countries. A recommendation reaffirmed at
u CRP
from 2022 highlighting the need to strengthen mechanisms for sharing experiences between countries through a virtual resource platform, the creation of thematic exchange forums.
To respond to this call,
The World Bank, which is financing the project, asked
UNFPA, the project's technical assistance partner, is setting up a mechanism to promote the sharing of experiences and skills between countries.
It is within this framework and in close consultation with the SWEDD countries and the World Bank that the process of setting up a knowledge management platform was
designed
.
The objective of this platform is to improve the management of knowledge generated by the SWEDD project by building on the project's achievements and disseminating the resulting best practices. The knowledge management platform comprises two components: resource documentation, which will make these resources available to beneficiaries.
and users
the relevant documents produced by the SWEDD project and the Community of Practice organized under

community
s
according to the key themes of SWEDD.
To promote better Knowledge Management and improved operational efficiency of the Community of Practice, the STR, in collaboration with the countries
and the regional organizations that are part of the project
SWEDD
,

in particular the WAHO
,
have
planned a series of webinars starting in 2024.
In light of the implementation of the project's integrated intervention packages, the results and best practices identified,
the choice of
themes of
webinars on the achievements of the SWEDD Project
it's done
depending on the different components and also depending on the level of maturity or performance of the countries
The rigorous process documentation of SWEDD project interventions is an asset that will also serve as a basis for the p
sharing
d
knowledge
as part of the webinars.
Justification for the choice of
Ivory Coast
As part of the SWEDD project in Côte d'Ivoire, the Ministry in charge of National Education
,
A major player in component 1.2 is leading the sub-project "Improving the retention of girls in the first cycle of secondary education".

This Education sub-project aims
to r
enforce
r: (i)
the supervision and
d
the learning conditions of schoolgirls
and (ii)
the knowledge of schoolgirls regarding sexual and reproductive health and life skills
.
In the response to the achievement
of the two specific objectives mentioned above
,
the Ministry in charge of National Education
a
identified three activities
Key elements whose implementation has led to significant results are:
'Food assistance intended to address the issue of food vulnerability among some adolescent girls and young schoolgirls'
;
the facilitation of safe spaces in schools aimed at strengthening the life skills of adolescent girls and young women in grades 6 to 3

for:
Statistics from the Ministry of Education
National studies have consistently shown that two-thirds of school pregnancies involve girls in this educational cycle.
over the period
from 2013 to 2015
et
finally
,
Providing support to girls through tutoring in Mathematics and French, with the aim of raising the low level of girls or those who are not very gifted in these fundamental subjects.
.
For
to obtain results
more significant
in this sub-project of
to maintain the girl in the first cycle of secondary education, the Ministry has
caught in
takes into account the school ecosystem,
by developing a strategy to (i) involve the
school stakeholders in the implementation of activities
, (ii) e
exploit the potential of each player
and (iii) a
to ensure good collaboration between the school and its partners
external
around the project's objectives
.
Also, in addition to the coordination, monitoring and judicial management system for interventions that has been put in place,
'school environment in which the project's interventions take place'
vent
relates to the school year calendar, priority educational activities, and extracurricular activities
.
Taking into account
the complex school environment

and the skillful planning of the development of everyday life skills
made it possible to obtain very encouraging results at the halfway point of SWEDD 2: (a)
97,9% of the girls received support through the completion of 2 cohorts in 2023
or,
69496 out of 70980 planned
(b) more than
3000 girls received school meals in 15 colleges, and 97% of these beneficiaries were regularly present in class for the 35 days of the program in 2023.
etc)
in 2023, 0,08% (55) of the girls mentored (
65686)
through the SWEDD project contracted a pregnancy compared to 1,14% (
1674
) unmentored girls (
81

122
) in the 212 institutions. The mentoring program helps reduce the risk
to young girls
d
contracting a
pregnancy

more than 26 times.

The analysis of the strategy deployed in Côte d'Ivoire to keep girls in school has highlighted lessons learned such as (i)
'The existence of a supportive environment is a real asset for keeping girls in school'
and (ii) l
'involvement of school stakeholders in the implementation of preferred interventions'
e
massive participation and sufficient skills development among beneficiaries
.
It's this experience
on innovative approaches to keeping girls in school deployed in Côte d'Ivoire
which will be the subject of
'animation in this second
webinar
of the SWEDD project.

Objectives
The webinar aims to share best practices and lessons learned from experiences gained from the "
innovative approaches to keeping girls in school
»
in Ivory Coast
.
Specifically, this will involve:
Sharing the results and lessons learned from the experience on the

«
keeping girls in school
»
in Ivory Coast
;
To promote discussions between SWEDD countries and project partners
on the

innovative approaches
;
Suggest areas for improvement
le
«
keeping girls in school

in the countries.
Expected results
Three main results are expected from this
second
webinar session:
Participants' deeper understanding of the strategy
keeping girls in school
;
Best practices for the implementation of
s
approaches
innovative ways to keep girls in school
identified;
The challenges for ensuring the sustainability of the achievements of
girls at school

are
discussed
s

and understood.
Methodology
This session will be animated
by

the ministry in charge of national education
and the UCP
Coast
ivory
and with
a m
oderator
designed
by the STR
.
It will take the form of a presentation followed by contributions and discussions with all participants.
participants, who are the representatives of the
SWEDD country
some
implementation partners
organizations
regional,
partners
et
academics
.
The featured country will initially make a presentation lasting a maximum of 40 to 45 minutes.
wearing
on
the
shutters
following
:
S
strategy
s
involvement of school stakeholders
s
;
E
nvironment

f
avorable: contextualized strategies
en
C
ô
Ivory Coast
;
D
institutional mechanism f
enjoyable
;
R
role and responsibilities of external actors;
Results obtained;
Lessons learned.
Then there will be exchanges
led
with the other SWEDD countries that will contribute.
The
people

resources, including experts who have
participated in various activities
on keeping girls in school

(training)
technical support missions,
assessment,

etc.).

will

also
invited to share their experiences
.

At the end, a summary of the presentation and discussion from the webinar will be shared.
e
with the countries and paid
e
in the knowledge management platform.
Selection of speakers
L
The representative of the Ministry in charge of national education, SWEDD focal point under the leadership of the UCP, will assume the preparation of the PPT support content and the involvement of the UNFPA Country Office.
STR, as the organizer, will play the role of
moderator
of the session
to ensure the smooth running of the exchanges.
The countries of
management
SWEDD having
already

an experience of keeping girls in school may be called
s
to speak on the subject before the participants are taken
and
to intervene
on the subject.

In this regard, the SWEDD countries will be called upon to share their experience.
on the theme
will receive an official email
en
bilateral meeting well before the webinar to allow
a better
prepare
action.

Attendees
The target audience for this webinar is: UGP/UCP, supervisory ministries, sectoral ministries (Education, Health, Family, Empowerment)
SWEDD countries
,
and
project management units,
the NGO, the World Bank, WAHO, the AU, the IPs, the UNFPA country offices and the STR
,
researchers, partners involved in SWEDD's areas of intervention (WHO, UNICEF, UNESCO, etc.), regional organizations (ECOWAS, ECCAS, AU) as well as academics,
and many others
.
Participants will have free and open access to all webinars offered as part of the SWEDD project.
Date suggestions
Le
second
webinar on the "
innovative approaches to girls' retention
à
school
en
C
ô
Ivory Coast
»
will take place
le
24
April

202
4
.
Webinar Agenda
innovative approaches to girls' retention
The schedule for this webinar is as follows:
Hours
GMT
Session
Responsible and adaptable
1
4
h
4
5-1
5
h
0
0
Participant login
IT
1
5
h
0
0-1
5
h
1
0
Introductory remarks by the Director
of the STR of the
SWEDD project
Welcome message from the UGP coordinator being honored
Word from

WAHO
Introductory word from the BM
Moderator
STR
1
5
h
1
0-1
5
h
5
0
Presentation of the experiment on the "
innovative approaches to girls' retention
»
in Ivory Coast
Strategies for involving school stakeholders
s
;
Environment

favorable

Contextualized strategies in Ivory Coast
Favorable institutional framework;
R
role and responsibilities of external actors;
Results obtained;
Lessons learned
Ministry in charge of education of Ivory Coast
UCP Ivory Coast
1
5
h
5
0-1
6
h
25
Exchanges/discussion (Questions/answers)
Countries and participants