Zambia
The Need
Around two-thirds of Zambians live below the international poverty line, which translates to about 7.5 million people. Social indicators continue to decline; specifically life expectancy, which is approximately 41 years, and maternal mortality, at around 729 deaths per 100,000 pregnancies.
The education system has suffered a decline over the last twenty years in Zambia. As such, lack of education remains one of the reasons why Zambia has one of the world’s most devastating HIV/AIDS epidemics. With over half the population of Zambia under 18, education is therefore a key priority area. Data from household surveys show that just over 55% of primary school age children are attending school, and only around 18% of children attend secondary school.
African Revival in Zambia
African Revival has worked in the Kalomo District in the Southern Province of Zambia since 2006.
Education
African Revival in Zambia is now looking to focus it’s energies more on developing the education sector in the area.
African Revival has been running a Schools Linking Programme in Zambia since 2007 and is now working with 16 schools in the area. The programme offers a chance for children in Zambia to learn more about the UK, and vice versa. In addition funds raised by the UKschools are being used in Zambia to help improve the school environment and to purchase much needed resources.
Looking to the future, African Revival is going to be implementing a broad education development programme, focusing more attention on some of the schools we already work with. In addition African Revival has started a programme sponsoring teachers through training so that teacher motivation, quality of teaching and resulting quality of education can improve.