Who are Standard Chartered?

Standard Chartered is a global financial institution based in the United Kingdom. Standard Chartered is committed to empowering girls and women to promote gender equality and unlock economic growth in the low-income countries where the bank operates.

What was done?

Standard Chartered’s initiative, Goal, uses life skills education channeled through sports to empower adolescent girls from low-income communities with the knowledge and skills needed to make better-and more informed life decisions.

The programme – typically nine months long – teaches girls about health and hygiene, communication, rights and financial literacy to help transform their own lives as well as those of their families and friends. In-country local partners committed to their communities typically implement the programme.

Standard Chartered seeks out partners who have an existing positive relationship within the community, solid financials and experience working with girls and/or sports. A defining feature of Goal is the ongoing capacity building of its local partners, including training on data management tools and data analysis. Another important feature is its rigorous monitoring and evaluation programme. Goal uses baseline comparisons on knowledge, attitude and behavior to measure the success of the programme.