Tanzania

Baseline study & gender context analysis (Tanzania)

Right to Play

Bodhi conducted a baseline study and gender context analysis for Right to Play's Save Her Seat Project in Tanzania. This three-year project (April 2023 – April 2026) aims to promote gender equality and improve learning outcomes for girls in grades 5-7 by providing quality education in the Mara region. The objective of this baseline study and gender context analysis was to provide contextual information on the current conditions of education for girls in the Mara region using a participatory and collaborative approach. The methodology included a preliminary desk review, analysis of quantitative data already collected by Right To Play (including child, teacher, and head teacher surveys, school environment checklists, and classroom observations), a comprehensive literature review, and primary qualitative data collection in the form of 32 key informant interviews and 37 focus group discussions with various stakeholders. Bodhi conducted this assignment in line with feminist research principles, aiming to shift the power from the evaluation team and Right to Play to local researchers and research participants through data collection training and gender-sensitive and conflict-sensitive approaches.