As we celebrate International Women’s Day, did you know by the time girls at PEAS schools in Uganda sit their secondary exams, they outperform girls at comparison schools in Maths and English by 23 and 11 percentage points (GEC-T 2020)?

In Zambia, girls at PEAS schools have outperformed girls and boys nationally for the last seven consecutive years. Today we’re celebrating across our schools in Uganda and Zambia and here are some of today’s highlights.

 

Students at George Secondary School in Zambia enjoy the district’s International Women’s Day commemoration event.

 

 

While girls at Onwards and Upwards School in Uganda have celebrated with a game of football.

 

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