[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1134, 366], "category": "Text", "text": "implementation, monitoring and evaluation – with a view to promoting gender equity in opportunities for girls and boys and for women and men. Gender considerations will be based on a two-pronged approach: actions targeting SSE graduates aiming to attract them to the teaching profession, including designing gender-differentiated indicators at outcome and output levels; actions that mainstream gender into the SSE system through analysis, supporting the capacities of the duty bearers, enhancing the skills base in SSE education while markedly reducing the gender gap in completion rates and educational staffing, particularly in rural settings. The foundational objectives of the action echo the themes specified in GAP III, specifically thematic objectives 1, 5, and 6, focusing on gender equality in education for both students and educators as a central pillar."}, {"bbox": [96, 396, 243, 423], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Human Rights"}, {"bbox": [96, 423, 1134, 530], "category": "Text", "text": "The intervention will encompass human rights in its design and implementation and adopt a rights-based approach to development of the SSE sub-sector. The action supports the fulfilment of the rights to education, non-discrimination, freedom from child labour, and the rights of people with disabilities (education, accessibility, participation, work and employment, adequate standards of living)."}, {"bbox": [96, 555, 1134, 609], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will indirectly address issues of human rights and social protection through the promotion of opportunities for people living in vulnerable and marginalised situations, including remote and rural communities."}, {"bbox": [96, 634, 1134, 848], "category": "Text", "text": "A human rights-based approach (HRBA) will be enshrined into the planned interventions, while working in close cooperation with local government to meet its obligations of service delivery. Strengthening capacities of right holders to hold local authorities accountable and to ensure more transparency of service provision are part of the proposed approach. This action strengthens the capacities of the State of Gambia as duty bearer as it has particular obligations and responsibilities to respect, promote and fulfil human rights. The Action in its interventions will pay attention to the situation of persons living in the most vulnerable and marginalised situations (persons living in poverty, persons with disabilities, persons belonging to ethnic minorities, etc.) It shall leave no one behind throughout the programme cycle and the design process."}, {"bbox": [96, 878, 194, 905], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Disability"}, {"bbox": [96, 905, 1134, 1118], "category": "Text", "text": "As per OECD Disability DAC codes identified in section 1.1, this action is labelled as D1. This implies that the action will ensure opportunities for disabled secondary school age children to fully participate in SSE through development of participatory, digital and interactive teaching and learning materials and methodologies, specifically under SO1. Special needs training is foreseen for teachers at both in-service and pre-service levels and schools will be audited to ensure the physical infrastructure supports disabled access. A methodology is foreseen to be developed in cooperation with relevant Directorates within MoBSE and in conjunction with the Social Protection Secretariat and The Gambia College to identify children and youth excluded from secondary education for reasons of disability and to support their inclusion."}, {"bbox": [96, 1146, 1134, 1253], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, accessibility to events, workshops and information of persons with disabilities will be promoted throughout the activities of the programme. In particular, their active participation in consultation processes with local communities and minorities will be promoted. Finally, where possible, indicators will be disaggregated by disability."}, {"bbox": [96, 1284, 342, 1311], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Reduction of inequalities"}, {"bbox": [96, 1311, 1134, 1365], "category": "Text", "text": "Inequality reduction is a significant objective (I-2). This action targets girls, people with disabilities and more generally students from disadvantaged economic backgrounds."}, {"bbox": [96, 1365, 1134, 1470], "category": "Text", "text": "To this end it will provide allowances/scholarships to students in need. A scholarship programme for prospective female teachers will be introduced to include a quota for vulnerable and at risk groups. Also, allowances and remedial classes will be available to disadvantaged students (both girls and boys) to ensure that economic factors do not hamper their progress, completion and transition to higher education."}, {"bbox": [96, 1470, 1134, 1550], "category": "Text", "text": "Furthermore, disadvantaged groups and support retention in SSE, including special provisions to facilitate outreach to vulnerable and marginalised people (e.g. development of specific modules/equipment/materials for disadvantaged groups, etc.)."}, {"bbox": [96, 1581, 209, 1608], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## Democracy"}, {"bbox": [1119, 1653, 1142, 1675], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "15"}]