Making schools safer for youth at risk of gender-based violence
Findings from literature reviews in Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mali
A three-year project by Ipas and partners aims to deepen understanding and evaluate solutions to reduce gender-based violence (GBV) and discrimination in secondary schools in Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Mali.
The project includes a multi-country review of published literature and relevant policy documents on GBV and the education system, with a focus on the experiences of pregnant and parenting girls, people with disabilities, and gender non-conforming youth in all three countries and their experiences of discrimination, violence, and exclusion in the school environment.
These briefs share our review findings in Côte d’Ivoire, DRC and Mali. Drawing exclusively on country-level studies and data, the reviews aim to provide a necessary local perspective to inform future educational policies and practices.