Contribution: International Development Assistance Program
Right To Play International
$7,661,368.00
My Education, My Future: Supporting Burundian Refugee Girls’ Right to Education
FY 2019-20 · 2020-02-13
Summary
The project aims to implement a gender-responsive and conflict-sensitive education program for girls affected by the Burundian refugee crisis in Burundi and Tanzania. The project seeks to reduce barriers to education, and build resilience among Burundian refugee and returnee girls, including those with disabilities, on both sides of the Burundi-Tanzanian border. The project also aims to develop and test a new model of conflict-sensitive, play-based, and gender-responsive alternative learning, which supports teenage girls, including adolescent mothers and girls with disabilities, to access alternative forms of education and re-enter the school system. Project activities include: (1) improving the quality of learning environments in refugee camps to provide gender-responsive, supportive, and participatory learning; (2) establishing support mechanisms for teachers and training them on gender-responsive and inclusive Play-Based Learning (PBL); (3) increasing community engagement through leaders, coaches, and parents to reduce barriers that are preventing education for girls, including those with disabilities; and (4) supporting girls clubs and peer groups to develop knowledge and skills in and out of school. The project works in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council, an independent humanitarian organization working in more than 30 countries to help people forced to flee, helping to save lives and rebuilding futures. The project leverages Right to Play’s unique and proven gender-responsive PBL methodology and the Norwegian Refugee Council’s experience and expertise in conflict-sensitive education.
Department
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Recipient
Location
Toronto | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2020-02-13 | 2019-20 | $6,661,368.00 |
| 1 | 2020-02-13 | 2019-20 | $7,661,368.00 |
As published
Additional Information
The value of the agreement is changed to $7,661,368 CAD, The end date is changed to 2025-03-31.
Additional Information (French)
La valeur de l'entente est modifiée à 7 661 368 $ CAD, La date de fin est modifiée à 2025-03-31.
Agreement End Date
2025-03-31
Agreement Number
7416552 P007232001
Agreement Start Date
2020-02-13
Agreement Title
My Education, My Future: Supporting Burundian Refugee Girls’ Right to Education
Agreement Title (French)
Mon éducation, mon avenir : Soutenir le droit à l’éducation des filles réfugiées burundaises
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$7,661,368.00
Amendment Date
2023-10-20
Amendment Number
1
Description
The project aims to implement a gender-responsive and conflict-sensitive education program for girls affected by the Burundian refugee crisis in Burundi and Tanzania. The project seeks to reduce barriers to education, and build resilience among Burundian refugee and returnee girls, including those with disabilities, on both sides of the Burundi-Tanzanian border. The project also aims to develop and test a new model of conflict-sensitive, play-based, and gender-responsive alternative learning, which supports teenage girls, including adolescent mothers and girls with disabilities, to access alternative forms of education and re-enter the school system. Project activities include: (1) improving the quality of learning environments in refugee camps to provide gender-responsive, supportive, and participatory learning; (2) establishing support mechanisms for teachers and training them on gender-responsive and inclusive Play-Based Learning (PBL); (3) increasing community engagement through leaders, coaches, and parents to reduce barriers that are preventing education for girls, including those with disabilities; and (4) supporting girls clubs and peer groups to develop knowledge and skills in and out of school. The project works in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council, an independent humanitarian organization working in more than 30 countries to help people forced to flee, helping to save lives and rebuilding futures. The project leverages Right to Play’s unique and proven gender-responsive PBL methodology and the Norwegian Refugee Council’s experience and expertise in conflict-sensitive education.
Description (French)
Le projet vise à mettre en œuvre un programme d'éducation sensible au genre et aux conflits pour les filles touchées par la crise des réfugiés burundais au Burundi et en Tanzanie. Le projet vise à réduire les obstacles à l'éducation et à renforcer la résilience des filles burundaises réfugiées et rapatriées, y compris celles qui sont handicapées, des deux côtés de la frontière burundo-tanzanienne. Le projet vise également à développer et à tester un nouveau modèle d'apprentissage alternatif sensible aux conflits, basé sur le jeu et tenant compte du genre, qui permette aux adolescentes, y compris les mères adolescentes et les filles handicapées, d'accéder à des formes alternatives d'éducation et de réintégrer le système scolaire. Les activités du projet comprennent: 1) l'amélioration de la qualité des environnements d'apprentissage dans les camps de réfugiés afin d'offrir un apprentissage participatif, favorable et sensible au genre ; 2) la mise en place de mécanismes de soutien pour les enseignants et leur formation à l'apprentissage par le jeu sensible au genre et inclusif ; 3) l'augmentation de l'engagement communautaire par le biais des dirigeants, des entraîneurs et des parents afin de réduire les obstacles qui empêchent l'éducation des filles, y compris celles qui sont handicapées ; 4) le soutien aux clubs de filles et aux groupes de pairs pour développer des connaissances et des compétences à l'école et à l’extérieur de l'école. Le projet travaille en partenariat avec le Conseil norvégien pour les réfugiés, une organisation humanitaire indépendante qui travaille dans plus de 30 pays pour aider les personnes contraintes de fuir, en contribuant à sauver des vies et à reconstruire leur avenir. Le projet s'appuie sur la méthodologie unique et éprouvée de Right to Play pour l'éducation des filles, ainsi que sur l'expérience et l'expertise du Conseil norvégien pour les réfugiés dans le domaine de l'éducation sensible aux conflits.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased equitable access to inclusive, safe, and gender-responsive play-based education for girls, including those with disabilities, in targeted communities; and (2) improved innovative, protective, and gender-responsive play-based learning in basic education for girls, including those with disabilities, in targeted communities.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) un accès plus équitable à une éducation inclusive, sûre et sensible au genre basée sur le jeu pour les filles, y compris celles qui sont handicapées, dans des communautés ciblées ; 2) un apprentissage innovant, protecteur et sensible au genre basé sur le jeu dans l'éducation de base pour les filles, y compris celles qui sont handicapées, dans des communautés ciblées.
Federal Riding
Toronto Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Toronto-Centre
Federal Riding Number
35108
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Program Name
International Development Assistance Program
Program Name (French)
Programme d'aide au développement international
Program Purpose
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.
Program Purpose (French)
L’objectif princial du programme d’aide au développement international du Ministère est de réduire la pauvreté pour les populations qui vivent dans les pays où Affaires mondiales Canada se livre au développement international.
Recipient Business Number
3203888804218
Recipient City
Toronto | Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Right To Play International
Recipient Postal Code
M5E 1B3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2019-2020-Q4-00068