Bridge Transition Schools

  • P Project/Program

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Bridge transition schools allow children who have not been previously enrolled in the formal education system to catch up with their peers, then continue their education in the formal school system. In just four to six months, Barefoot fills the gaps in these children’s knowledge, from mathematics to social sciences, geography and English. Over the past 30 years, more than 4,000 children—including 1,250 girls—have chosen to continue their formal education after the Bridge course, often continuing onto college.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Global

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary
  • Secondary completion

Skills

  • Civics education
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • Empowerment
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys out of school, Girls out of school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All out of school

School Level

  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown