Anasoma

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Key Information

Anasoma aims to redefine gender stereotypes through literature and boost women’s and girls’ empowerment and assertiveness by giving them access to a digital library of empowering books. Research: We’re identifying the barriers and drivers to female mobile readership through a human-centered design approach. New Content: We’re acquiring new content aimed at challenging social norms and redefining the traditional stereotypes. Women's Empowerment Collection: As part of Anasoma, we launched our first women’s empowerment collection of 60 titles & sponsored the creation of 5 new titles for our library.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2016 - 2018

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education

Skills

  • Literacy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Boys (both in school and out of school)
  • Youth

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Educational Technology

  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Digital reading materials (non-textbook)

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Literacy - outside the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased literacy

Cross-cutting goals

  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms