GENDER AT THE CENTRE INITIATIVE (GCI) ANNUAL REPORT 2023

to improve gender equality In Burkina Faso, IIEP-UNESCO published the results of the participatory gender diagnosis through a Policy in and through education” Brief, following an initiative undertaken by the Ministry of National Education, Literacy, and the Promotion of National Languages (MENAPLN) with the support of IIEP to address the challenges and opportunities associated Ms Augustina Apakasa. [...] in the East region, the persistence of sexist stereotypes In Sierra Leone, Plan International spearheaded initiatives in teaching practices, obstacles to the retention and aimed at promoting gender equality and empowering success of girls in school, and the resurgence of insecurity youth. [...] The trainings were aimed at enhancing participants’ ability to assess, plan, evaluate and decide on the best As a follow-up, ANCEFA and COSOCIDE organized two measures and strategies to promote gender equality in workshops on the same theme and objectives in Bol and and through the education sector. [...] As a result, relevant authorities and CSO leaders have understood the stakes involved in lifting the barriers to In Niger, from 13 to 15 September, Plan International girls’ education and have expressed their commitment facilitated the enhancement of capacities for 20 to moving the lines in favor of gender equality in and participants from among civil society organizations and through education in. [...] GCI’s representative shared lessons learnt from GCI implementation and discussed UNGEI supported the ministry of education in Guinea how GCI can further contribute to the activities of the to conduct a rapid assessment of gender equality in and cluster and the African Union.