1. Your title goes here Your sub-header here Program department DRR & ECCD – The Experience of Plan Philippines Beyond Parity: Opportunities and Challenges for Girls Education in Mali Magia Binta Bocoum – Plan Mali

2. Objectives of the Presentation Context Main Barriers to Girls’ Education Learning Outcomes Best Practices Challenges

3. Context of Mali Population: 14.517.176 inabitants of whom 50.40% are women 15% F literate vs 32,7% M 2,3% F employed vs11,7% M 5/27 ministers 15/147 deputies

4. Context  MDG, EFA, Orientation Law, PRODEC (10 year public education program) - Gender  Subcomponent of PISE III (implementation of 10 year public education program)  Document of National Gender Education Policy, adopted in 2007  Action Plans 2010-2012  Ad hoc group on SCOFI (Partnership Framework)  Global Partnership for Education

5. Barriers to Girls’ Education  Distance from school  Low birth registration  Withdrawal of girls from school at puberty  Early marriage  Migration

6. Barriers to Girls’ Education (continued)  Low income of parents  Excessive household responsibilities/ girls’ work  Low awareness of the importance of girls' schooling by parents  Shortage of qualified personnel to support gender aspects  Inadequacy of infrastructure and material resources for girls

8. Learning Outcomes 2009-2010 Net Enrolment Ratio (Primary) TotalGirlsBoys 63.6%56.9%70.5% Completion Rate (Primary)59.1%50.6%67.7% Success Rate (DEF)31,33%28,81%33,91%

9. Best Practices  Promotion of girl-friendly schools  Continuous training of teachers  Promotion of women in leadership positions  “Learn without fear” Campaign  Support to AMEs (mothers groups) and children organizations  Promotion of school feeding  Literacy of parents

10. Best Practices (continued)  Skills training for women and girls  Development of study circles, peer tutoring, remedial courses, etc.. for girls at all levels of education  Communication / awareness (radio, TV, community mobilization) in favor of girls' schooling  Mass registration of children, especially girls

13. Challenges  To put political will in action  To operationalize the framework on girls’ schooling – synergy  To mobilize the necessary resources through local donor group for the implementation of Action Plan  To develop a dynamic partnership around the national policy SCOFI and a multi-sectoral approach  To implement the Fast Track Initiative (Global partnership for Education)  To advocate to increase the budget allocated to education for girls  To conduct extensive research on barriers to girls' education

14. Maiga Binta Bocoum – binta.bocoum@plan- international.org binta.bocoum@plan- international.org www.plan-international.org www.plancanada.ca Merci Thank You!