My Education My Future


Reporting Organization:Right To Play International
Total Budget ($CAD): $ 6,886,616
Timeframe:February 13, 2020 - March 31, 2024
Status:Implementation
Contact Information: Tracey Evans
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Right To Play International

Participating Organizations


  • Government and Public Sector

    • DPE (Head of Education at Provincial Level, Burundi)
    • Tanzania Ministry of Home Affairs
  • NGOs

    • UNHCR

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Tanzania, United Republic of - $ 2,479,181.76 (36.00%)

Burundi - $ 2,341,449.44 (34.00%)

Canada - $ 1,032,992.40 (15.00%)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) - $ 1,032,992.40 (15.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Other - Total Budget Allocation


Education (60.00 %)

Gender Equality (30.00 %)

Humanitarian Response (5.00 %)

WASH (5.00 %)

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Description


My Education, My Future: Supporting Burundian Refugee Girls’ Education (MEMF) is a four-year (2020-2025), $6.9 million, gender-responsive education project for girls affected by the Burundian refugee crisis in Burundi and Tanzania. This initiative is being implemented by Right To Play International (RTP), in partnership with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The project will work towards the ultimate outcome of improved learning outcomes for girls, including girls with disabilities, affected by the Burundian crisis and living in refugee camps in Tanzania and repatriated communities in Burundi. This will be achieved by i) increasing access to protective, inclusive and gender-responsive play-based education for girls, including girls with disabilities; and ii) improving provision of protective, inclusive and gender-responsive play-based learning for girls, including girls with disabilities.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Children, boys Children, girls
Total Direct Population:48,906
Total Indirect Population:191,287
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Outputs


Training
Training
Rehabilitation
Training
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


Improved learning outcomes for girls affected by the Burundian crisis living in refugee camps in Tanzania and repatriated communities in Burundi, including girls with disabilities 

Achieved Results


Final results achieved:

Burundi: (1) A total of 15,462 (6,582 Male / 8,880 Female) community members had participated in various awareness activities on girls’ education – exceeding the initial target of 10, 500; (2) Over the five-year project period, 150 (62 Male/88 Female) community coaches received targeted training on critical topics, including child protection, children’s rights and the identification and referral of SGBV cases; (3) 571 community-led initiatives were introduced, exceeding the target of 180; (4) a total of 13, 327 children (6,633 Male/ 6,694 Female) were successfully enrolled in 30 target schools in primary schools.

Tanzania: (1) The project contributed to a total of 72 community-led initiatives, reaching a total of 10,008 (4,389 Male / 5,619 Female); (2) 150 (62 Male / 88 Female) community coaches received targeted training on critical topics, including child protection, children rights, and the identification and referral of SGBV cases; (3) The project established 11 CoPs with coaches at Nduta (3 CoPs) and Nyarugusu (8 CoPs) refugee camps, meeting the project target; (4) In total, the project worked with 11 girls’ clubs, each having 30 club members, making a total of 330 girls club members, meeting with the project target. 

Indicators


SDG Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • SDG 5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
  • SDG 5.3.1 Proportion of women aged 20–24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
  • SDG 5.3.2 Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
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    Associated Projects (If applicable)


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