Zimbabwe Education Gets $70 Million Boost
14 September 2009 VOA By Ish Mafundikwa The international donor community has unveiled a $70-million Educational Transition Fund aimed at improving the quality of education for the country’s children. Some of the money will also be used to pay school fees for orphans and other under privileged children. Zimbabwe used to enjoy the highest literacy
ZIMTA to review teachers’ strike
14 September 2009 Zimbabwe Telegraph ZIMBABWE – HARARE – The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) national executive will meet before the end of this week to discuss whether to call off the on-going teachers strike. The Zimta national executive will also debate the effect of the strike on pupils sitting for this year’s public examinations in
Student leaders arrested for writing letter
14 September 2009 The Zimbabwean By Natasha Hove MUTARE – Police have arrested student leaders at Mutare Polytechnic following the publication of their open letter to Education Minister David Coltart bemoaning the collapse of the education sector. Student Representative Council (SRC) President Charles Chiyangwa and Secretary-General Bestinos Kundishora were detained at the Mutare CID law
Conservation farming to be in teachers’ curriculum
14 September 2009 Newsnet The Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has launched a training curriculum for teachers and other personnel in the ministry on conservation farming, which is expected to prepare them to implement and teach the concept in schools. The Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture has launched a training curriculum
Government, UN launch Education Transition Fund
14 September 2009 Newsnet The government of Zimbabwe in collaboration with the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and international donor agencies have launched a US $ 70 million Education Transition Fund (ETF) which is expected to lessen resource constraints being faced by the local education sector. The ETF was launched by Education, Sport, Arts and
Education boosted by US$70 million fund
14 September 2009 Moneybiz HARARE – A $70 million education fund was launched in Zimbabwe on Monday that aims to provide a textbook to every child and eradicate a ratio of one book per 10 school pupils. The fund, unveiled by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Zimbabwean government and international donors, is aimed
Speech: Launch of the Education Transition Fund
Speech: Launch of Education Transition Fund By Senator David Coltart Harare: 14 September 2009 The Hon Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Paurina Gwanyanya, Your Excellencies, Dr Peter Salama, Permanent Secretary Dr Mahere, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls; It is my honour to formally launch the Education Transition Fund. The Fund is an initiative
Boost For Zimbabwe Education
Radio VOP Harare, September 13, 2009 The European Union has pledged to invest 90 million Euros in the Zimbabwean education sector. This comes a day before another commitment to invest 70 million dollars in education through donor agencies by the United Nations Childrens Fund (Unicef). Speaking at a press conference in the capital, Harare before
The EU’s Zimbabwe dilemma
Guardian.co.uk, By Blessing-Miles Tendi Sunday 13 September 2009 At a summit last week, southern African leaders called on western states to “remove all forms of sanctions against Zimbabwe”. They contend that Zimbabwe’s power-sharing deal cannot be effectively implemented until sanctions are lifted. The EU and US say sanctions will not be lifted until the power-sharing
Government, UNICEF launch ETF
Sunday News By Lulu Brenda Harris 13th September 2009 THE Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) will tomorrow launch the Education Transition Fund (ETF), which calls for one child, one textbook, in Harare, Minister David Coltart has said. In an interview with Sunday News