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Riko-challe (support choosing STEM fields)

Title of the Project:

Riko-challe (support choosing STEM fields)

Country:

Japan

Geographical presence:

all over the country

Status of the project:
start date, duration:

since 2005, each year

Project website:

www.gender.go.jp/c-challenge/index.html

Geographical impact of project:

national

Funds available for the project:

Implementation level:

domestic

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Description of the project:

The number of the Campaign’s supporters has reached 684 (as of April 2017). To further accelerate the efforts for encouraging women students and others to choose STEM science and engineering, the Women in Science and Engineering Support Network, comprised of members of industry, academia, and government, is being developed on a full-scale basis since FY2016. With the cooperation of these supporters, the Campaign holds summer events, mainly for female junior high and high school students over their summer break, which include visits to STEM science and engineering workplaces, hands-on experience, and facility tours. In 2016, 90 organizations held 144 events nationwide. Approximately 12,000 people attended the events. Additionally, a website was established that publishes information on events, messages from women in STEM science and engineering who serve as role models, and messages from companies and universities that support women in science and engineering. In October 2016, a symposium on promoting the active participation of women engineers was co-organized by the Cabinet Office and the Japan Association of Technology Executives. Many people participated in the symposium, including men and women in management and managerial positions, junior women engineers, and women students of STEM science. The participants listened to frank opinions first-hand accounts of women engineers who have been appointed or recruited to management positions, and deepened their understanding about women working and continuing to work as engineers.

Area of focus of the project:

  • access and affordability of ICT to women and girls
  • non-formal training opportunities for women and girls in ICT (coding schools)
  • increasing participation of girls in ICT studies (mentoring programmes, career counseling)
  • information and awareness-raising campaigns

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African Institute For Mathematical Sciences Skills For Employability Project

Title of the Project:

African Institute For Mathematical Sciences Skills For Employability Project

Country:

Canada

Geographical presence:

Senegal (main location) - Benin, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Madagascar, Mauritania, Niger

Status of the project:
start date, duration:

2016 - 2021

Project website:

Geographical impact of project:

regional

Funds available for the project:

6,383,080$

Implementation level:

in support of low income and developing countries

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Description of the project:

The Skills for Employability Project aims to strengthen and develop Senegal’s knowledge-based economy by building upon the established African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Industry Initiative and Co-op Master’s Programme to support the integration and engagement of Senegalese female and male scientists in industry and entrepreneurship across the Francophonie. The Programme provides internship, mentorship, job-shadowing, and work-based learning opportunities to help female and male students gain experience and opportunities for meaningful future employment, while also providing valuable technical talent to employers. AIMS will deliberately increase access and opportunities for African women through the Project as well as mainstream gender across all Project components to promote inclusive, gender-sensitive learning and working environments in the field of mathematical sciences.
Key elements in this Project include 1) a new post-AIMS 2-month business certificate to enable AIMS students and alumni to develop in-depth business and entrepreneurial skills with a 3-month business internship; 2) the launch of online learning modules through the African Virtual University (AVU) digital learning platform and 3) industry-focused math forums that bring mathematicians and industry together to solve practical challenges faced by industry in la Francophonie.
This project is implemented by the AIMS – Next Einstein Initiative Foundation (Canada) in partnership with AIMS Senegal.

Impact of the project:

200 students (80 females and 120 males) will graduate from AIMS Co-op Master’s programme in Senegal, 330 students (208 females and 122 males) will obtain an Entrepreneurship certificate and 2250 students (680 f – 1570 m), will complete a massive open online course (MOOC) across Francophone Africa.

Area of focus of the project:

  • access and affordability of ICT to women and girls
  • ICT in formal education (teacher education, learning materials)
  • scholarships
  • increasing participation of girls in ICT studies (mentoring programmes, career counseling)
  • information and awareness-raising campaigns
  • enabling women’s entrepreneurship (entrepreneurship education, financing schemes, incubators)
  • increasing the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in the ICT sector

G20 Flagship projects

Building Primary/Secondary Teaching Capacities in the Dadaab Refugee Camps and Locally in Dadaab, Kenya by Increasing Access to Higher Education in Kenya

Title of the Project:

Building Primary/Secondary Teaching Capacities in the Dadaab Refugee Camps and Locally in Dadaab, Kenya by Increasing Access to Higher Education in Kenya

Country:

Canada

Geographical presence:

Kenya, Dadaab refugee camps and surrounding areas.

Status of the project:
start date, duration:

2013 - 2018

Project website:

www.bher.org/

Geographical impact of project:

regional

Funds available for the project:

4,531,977 $

Implementation level:

in support of low income and developing countries

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Description of the project:

This project, which contributes to the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees initiative, aims to provide better quality education to 18,000 elementary and secondary students by training 400 uncertified refugee and local Kenyan teachers in the Dadaab refugee camps. The activities follow the approach of ‘stackability’ (incremental earning of credits leading to certificates/diplomas at each level). Refugee and local student-teacher candidates from Dadaab attend classes in local high schools during the April/August/December holidays or online/on-site in facilities renovated and equipped for instructional use at the planned Kenyatta University (KU) Institute of Open, Distance and e-Learning (ODEL) satellite campus in Dadaab. Expected outcomes include (1) Enhanced teaching workforce in the Dadaab refugee camps and local surrounding communities in Kenya. (2) Enhanced effectiveness of Kenyan universities in delivering quality inter-cultural and gender-sensitive university programmes for marginalised groups and communities. This project aims to reverse a disproportionate gender balance in attaining education among girls in the refugee camps and locally in Dadaab, Kenya. Currently, girls are under-represented at all levels of education due to elevated school dropout rates (less than ½ of primary pupils and less than 1/3 of high school students are girls) and few women have access to higher education in the region. Barriers confronting girls’ access, retention, and achievement are grounded in social-cultural norms, which put girls in a subordinate position to boys.

Impact of the project:

The project aims to reach a total of 10,000 women and girls. Approximately 30% of enrolled teacher-students are women. In the long term, it is expected that education outcomes for girl students enrolled at the primary and secondary levels will improve and increase due to the improved quality of teaching.

Area of focus of the project:

  • access and affordability of ICT to women and girls
  • ICT in formal education (teacher education, learning materials)

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Improving Prospects for Digitally Enabled Livelihoods Among Marginalized Communities in Egypt

Title of the Project:

Improving Prospects for Digitally Enabled Livelihoods Among Marginalized Communities in Egypt

Country:

Canada

Geographical presence:

Egypt

Status of the project:
start date, duration:

2017-2019

Project website:

Geographical impact of project:

national

Funds available for the project:

1,500,000 $

Implementation level:

in support of low income and developing countries

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Description of the project:

Egypt’s limited economic growth and high rates of unemployment are eroding its social fabric and undermining the potential for economic development. The protracted job crisis affects women and youth disproportionately, threatening both current and future generations, especially in Upper Egypt. Yet, a growing digital economy, combined with government efforts to stimulate job creation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Upper Egypt present opportunities to overcome this development challenge. An increasingly digital Egyptian economy could offer two promising opportunities for young marginalised Egyptians: building startups that leverage digital products – sometimes referred to as the ”app economy” – and seizing employment opportunities offered by global online outsourcing platforms.
This project aims to better understand the enabling conditions for Egyptian youth and women in marginalised communities to improve their livelihoods in the digital economy and will directly address skills and organisational practice deficits in this sector. It focuses on individuals and organisations as change agents enabling women and youth to harness the opportunities offered by new digital tools. Additionally, the project seeks to improve the capacity of government agencies, NGOs, and technology incubators to foster digital entrepreneurship and employment. Finally, the findings and recommendations from the project will seek to influence policy and practices related to improving digital entrepreneurship and employment in the Arab world.

Impact of the project:

-At least 500 youth, including 70% women, trained in digital and business skills
-At least two government agencies (at national and local levels) and two NGOs adopt better practices and policies to better support digital entrepreneurship
-Piloting and testing a curriculum to be scaled to the region

Area of focus of the project:

  • ICT in formal education (teacher education, learning materials)
  • non-formal training opportunities for women and girls in ICT (coding schools)
  • enabling women’s entrepreneurship (entrepreneurship education, financing schemes, incubators)
  • increasing the recruitment, retention and promotion of women in the ICT sector