Empowering women through education in Conakry (Republic of Guinea)

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to understand the impact of education and programs on the development of women in Guinea. It is based on a qualitative approach. To achieve this objective, a first reading of the relevant documents (programme brochures, preparation booklets, progress plan, distribution of programmes, manuals). Our study then focused on the impact of literacy programs on the improvement of the intellectual and professional capacities of Guinean women and Conakry.

Another, richer reading, of an analytical type, invites an overall appreciation of the theories in order to define the significant aspects related to the theme and to make an interpretation of them. From the perspective of this approach, we felt that a more reasonable way to see how literacy can increase women's participation in socio-economic and environmental life.

The results made it possible to understand that education is a channel for conveying the knowledge necessary for the development of Guinean women and the increase of their intellectual and professional capacities.