Girls’ Education

 In 2021, Commonwealth Alumni were invited to design and deliver a Girls’ Education themed community-focused activity to raise awareness around the importance of Girls’ Education within their chosen community and ways to advocate for and achieve access to education for girls.

In 2021-22, the CSC is running a series of activities linked to Girls’ Education as part of our Time Limited Programme (TLP). The TLP is a year-long programme of activities and events which have a particular focus. This year, the TLP is focused on promoting Girls’ Education as part of the UK government’s ambitious initiatives to get 40 million more girls from low and middle income countries into primary and secondary school by 2026 and improve learning levels, so that girls can achieve their full potential.

These activities include a Professional Fellowship programme focused on Girls’ Education, alongside a year-long engagement and communications strategy on this topic; alumni events held across the Commonwealth; and additional support being provided to the CSC’s ‘Access, Inclusion and Opportunity’ online Knowledge Hub. 

In line with this theme, in 2021 Commonwealth Alumni were also invited to design and deliver a Girls’ Education themed community-focused ACEF activity.

Girls’ Education ACEF Activities

You can read about the Girls’ Education themed ACEF activities delivered by Commonwealth Alumni below – as well as the impact these activities had on their chosen community.

Delivering a STEM mentorship camp in Kenya

Delivering a STEM mentorship camp in Kenya

Commonwealth Alumnus Margaret Kamau collaborated with Our Lady Mercy Girls Secondary School in Makadara Sub County, Nairobi, Kenya to deliver a STEM mentorship camp. Margaret took a multi-activity approach to her ACEF activity, which included activities aimed at...