This five-year multi-partnership programme builds on the foundation of Going to School's Get a Plan project to help young people transition successfully from school to work in Bihar.
GTS will design and deliver interactive education curriculum in Government Secondary schools to teach children the skills they need to complete their education, get a job, or start an enterprise. In the past two years with support from IKEA Foundation, Going to School was able to scale their successful model with Grade 9 students in 500 secondary schools in Bihar. Independent evaluation results showed that the programme helped children acquire problem-solving, creative and gender awareness skills.
Based on these successful results, Going to School is extending the programme to Grades 10-12, focus on creating new content to help children acquire market/job-relevant skills and linking them with existing opportunities in Bihar.
This programme will ensure that students, especially young girls, build the aspirations and skills to make informed life choices regarding employment, starting an enterprise or pursuing higher education.