UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education, 2024

UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education, 2025 is awarded to honor excellent innovation and contributions made by individuals, institutions, and organizations to advance girls’ and women’s education.

Eligibility criteria:

• UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education, 2025 is granted to the individuals, institutions, or non-governmental organizations, who made an outstanding innovation and contributions that effectively promoted the advancement of girls’ and women’s education.
• The contributions should focus on the girls’ completion of full basic education (primary education to lower-secondary education).
• Development of literacy skills in adolescent girls and young women.
• Bringing up gender-responsive and safe teaching-learning environments.
• Developing gender-responsive teaching attitudes and practices among teachers.
• Helping in the acquisition of knowledge by assisting their smooth transition from school to work.

Nomination Process:

• Governments of UNESCO Member States via their Permanent Delegations to UNESCO and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO can make up to 3 nominations.
• The nominees for the UNESCO Prize for Girls and Women’s Education, 2025 must submit the following documents:
  • Application form in English or French.
  • Supporting materials, such as videos, publications, and CDROMs.
  • The applications submitted should have written recommendations from a government entity of the Member State or a non-governmental organization in official partnership with UNESCO.

Value of the Prize:

The prize is valued at USD 50,000.