Program areas at Educate Girls
Bringing Girls to School Educate Girls' largest grant is to the India-based nonprofit Foundation to Educate Girls' Globally (FEGG) for their core organic program (which focuses on girls ages 7 to 14), continuing vital work to enroll out-of-school girls (OOSG) into schools, retain girls in school (the retention rate year-to-year is currently 93%), and ensure girls are reaching targets for learning outcomes. This program was implemented in remote and impoverished areas in the Indian states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Work to further scale the program and reach additional rural targets was successfully undertaken and implemented. Pilot efforts for a new program to help adolescent girls and young women, ages 15 to mid 20s, return to school to achieve the 10th grade certification needed to continue education and/or offer job or future opportunities, moved forward successfully in this period. The number of girls enrolled in Core Organic were 245,271 for fiscal year 2022-2023.
Scaling Projects Funding supported the training of non-profit, NGO partners in the areas of core organic program implementation by identifying OOSGs, working with parents and community leaders, enrolling girls, and helping girls (and boys) succeed in school. This is an essential element of scaling Educate Girls work, and in addition to rigorous training includes clear, contractual deliverables, regular reporting, and detailed assessment of each partner. 17 partnerships were implemented, addressing the needs of (61,000 OOSG) girls in (4705) villages.
Research and Technical Accomplishments Research, technical support, and development work began on a new five-year strategy (Strategy 3.0) to expand geographies and partnerships with local nonprofits in India, and to meet the lifecycle needs of girls beyond primary school into secondary school and/or vocational training. Machine learning and comprehensive research are used to identify hot spots where there is the highest concentration of OOSGs, and innovative program piloting, digital tools, and testing are providing metrical and objective, advanced analyses for program changes and meaningful learning. Strategic development and landscape analysis are helping identify stronger schemes for enrollment and success in both the core program and the pilots for achieving 10th grade certification while improving program targeting.