2022 HIGHLIGHTS

We are committed to supporting UNICEF Programs in Bangladesh. These programs include working alongside the government and other partners to provide gender-responsive and skill-based curricula, textbooks, and trainings helping to equip teachers and students for the 21st century. This work has included the training of 660 teachers, academic supervisors, and head teachers from 62 different schools.

We are helping UNICEF to provide out-of-school girls with the support they need to access job opportunities in their communities.

Through initiatives like the Alternative Learning Program, vulnerable girls are provided with foundational skills training and mentorship opportunities, all aiming to give girls the knowledge and know-how to contribute to a brighter future for themselves and the world.

We are supporting UNICEF's STEM4Girls program to make a positive impact in Kyrgyzstan by empowering girls to pursue higher education and professional careers in STEM. Through this innovative program, 652 girls have become role models and peer educators, and together they have mentored more than 30,000 other girls, with a third of them deciding to choose a profession in STEM. This has also seen more than 400 of those young women enter university to continue their education in STEM.

By providing vulnerable girls with foundational skills training and mentorship, these programs have given girls the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge they need to contribute to building a brighter future for themselves and their communities, resulting in a more equitable and inclusive society for all of us.

Our partnership with UNICEF in Niger has enabled many adolescent girls to gain the skills and knowledge they need to access economic opportunities. The UPSHIFT Program provided 1,800 girls from 160 vocational training centers with courses designed to help them become more competitive in the job market.

In addition, the program mentored more than 2,700 girls in mathematics and French, helping them gain the foundational skills needed to create a brighter, more inclusive future for themselves and their communities.

We are committed to supporting UNICEF’s efforts to empower young women in rural areas across China, where work includes inspiring 870,000 adolescents to build their STEM skills through collaboration with the government including the China Association for Science and Technology. In addition, UNICEF is also working to make sure that this capacity-building is gender-sensitive by providing mentorship opportunities from a network of 124 renowned scientists, including 35 women.

Through these initiatives, we are working together to create a brighter future for young people across China and create a more equitable society for all of us.

With our support, UNICEF is working closely with the government and other partners in Vietnam to provide more girl-focused skills and learning through the national education system. A special focus is on girls from ethnic minorities in mountainous areas. With UNICEF support, Vietnam has successfully integrated STEM, digital and transferable skills into the national curriculum which is impacting more than 2.7 million girls.

UNICEF has also partnered with the national technical and vocational education and training centers to integrate gender responsive online training materials in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. So far, 171 teachers and 900 students (60% girls) have participated. UNICEF has also helped establish social innovation clubs at these centers, which prioritize girls’ participation (58%) for activities like gender responsive career counselling.

In 2022, more than 600,000 teachers, trainers and parents were engaged in training and support for girls on digital literacy and transferable skills through the Skills4Girls initiative in Vietnam.

In Peru, our partnership with UNICEF is dedicated to empowering girls in STEM fields where work focuses on enriching their secondary school education with digital skills learning opportunities which work to increase the rate of participation and completion of coursework among young women.

To achieve this, UNICEF has organized digital training and advocacy activities for 1,488 girls and also launched a mentorship program connecting 25 women technology professionals with 100 adolescent girls to provide them with programming and web development trainings.