Strategies for Overcoming the Drop Out Rate for Girls

                           Birungi Mayanja Teopista, Uganda

      The purpose of this presentation is to explore the Myths, break them and reduce the drop out rate for girls in physical education and sports.

     Objectives: To establish the following:
     Factors that cause or influence the girls drop out rate before  achievements
     How these factors affect the girls achievements
     How sports and P.E. can be used to retain girls in schools to complete. This will be realized through strategy(ies) for             EMPOWERMENT THE EDUCATION OF THE GIRLS' The strategies will include:
     Focusing on safety and security.
     Total curriculum and Learning and Methodologies.
     Participation.