Overseas education project for women and girls axed by UK after two years
- A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after it was announced.
- The scheme, Strengthening higher education for female empowerment (SHEFE), which was unveiled with some fanfare two years ago by the outgoing Conservative government, had a £45m budget to increase access to higher education for 1 million students worldwide.
- It has now had its tender withdrawn, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said.
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- A leading higher education programme, aimed at keeping 1 million girls in school across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has been axed by the British government just two years after it was announced.
- The scheme, Strengthening higher education for female empowerment (SHEFE), which was unveiled with some fanfare two years ago by the outgoing Conservative government, had a £45m budget to increase access to higher education for 1 million students worldwide.
- It has now had its tender withdrawn, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said.
Sources: Guardian