Como Foundation

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Description

COMO Foundation believes in accessible, relevant and lifelong learning. Our education partners believe that women and girls can become change agents in their community, society and even a secor if they are equipped with qualifications, skills and confidence to realise their potential through enrolment and retention in formal education, as well as nonformal education focusing on livelihood and employment competencies.

Primary Functions

  • Funding

Secondary Functions

  • N/A

Geographic Scope

  • Global / regional

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Education topics addressed

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Other
  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Rights/empowerment education
  • Social and emotional learning
  • Vocational training

Skills

  • Civics education
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • STEM

Cross-cutting topics addressed

  • Adolescent pregnancy/childbearing
  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management
  • Other cultural practices
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

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Current girls' education partners

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Website

Como Foundation

Headquarters location(s)

  • Singapore, , Singapore

Office location(s)

  • Singapore

Contacts

Jeanette Lai
Associate Program Director
enquiry@comofoundation.org
Como Foundation

Locations of current girls’ education work

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • Afghanistan
  • Brazil
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • India
  • Mexico
  • Nepal
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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