Gender Equality Support Project

Republic of Malawi

Amount: € 64,000.00

Overview

The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia in Malawi aim at contributing towards the achievement of gender equality in education by facilitating increased access, enrolment, attendance and retention rates of girls in school. The organisation specifically aimed to enhance the knowledge of the Tukombo, Kachere and Bandawe communities on crosscutting issues such as gender equality, child rights and HIV/AIDS through trainings. Training topics included, inter alia, reproductive health and the promotion of the rights of women and children, gender equality, family planning, preventing unwanted pregnancy, and prevention of the transmission of HIV/AIDS.

Key results

The CCAP Livingstonia achieved its objectives by holding consultative meetings with the district assembly, conducting Training of Trainers (ToT) programme in gender rights, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health.

• CCAP Synod of Livingstonia in Malawi established 10 School Improvement Plans (SIPs) to improve the educational outcomes of young women and girls within the project area.
• The project facilitated increased access, enrolment, attendance and retention rates of girls in school.