Keeping adolescent girls in school in Tanzania

Keeping Adolescent Girls in School (KAGIS) is a five-year education project implemented by Plan International in Tanzania between May 2021 to March 2026.

The project was designed to address the root causes that prevent adolescent girls from enrolling in, staying in, and completing quality education including harmful gender norms, poverty, early marriage and pregnancy, inadequate school infrastructure, limited access to sexual and reproductive health information, and weak local education systems.

Over the past five years, the Keeping Adolescent Girls in School project has worked in close collaboration with government authorities, schools, families and communities to strengthen the conditions that enable adolescent girls to remain in school and complete lower secondary education.

The project confronted structural, economic and social barriers that shape girls’ educational journeys, ensuring that support was present at school, at home and within the wider community.

The results presented in this booklet reflect measurable progress and the lived experiences of girls whose confidence, voice and opportunities have expanded.