TABLE 7.

CORE Group Polio Project Country Program Community Mobilizer Selection Criteria: Sex and Literacya

CountrySex (% Women)RationaleLiteracy/Education
Angola90%Women preferredLow literacy
Ethiopia89%Community preference
Religious beliefs
Insecurity
Women’s Development Army Leaders must be women by government policy
55% with basic reading and writing
India97%Women preferredBasic high school education
Kenya/Somalia29%Community preference
Religious beliefs
Insecurity
Difficult terrain
Basic reading and writing
Nigeria99%Community preference
Religious beliefs
Insecurity
Influence in the community
Some literacy; value of literacy diminished over time
  • a Data from the Secretariat Directors as of August 2019.