Supports availability of basic schools facilities, improving school infrastructure, subject knowledge and pedagogical skills development for teachers, participation of parents, improvement in school governance, and promotion of gender and child rights in schools and communities.
We support and facilitate the realization of quality basic primary education (including early child care development) in public schools in economically less privileged communities by ensuring the availability of basic school facilities, improved school infrastructure, training in subject knowledge and pedagogical skills development for teachers. We also promote the participation of parents in children learning, and improvement in school governance. Child rights, gender, health and environment are crosscutting issues integrated into the program. In the end, we aspire to see the improved educational achievement of supported children.
A total of 9 public schools (4 in Ubungo Municipality i.e Kibwegere, Kibamba, Kiluvya and Malambamawili primary schools and 5 in Ilala Municipality i.e Viwege, Msongola, Yangeyange, Tungini na Nzasa II primary schools.) with a total of 19,725 Primary students,1624 preprimary Children, 281 teachers, 117 School committee members and approximately 17000 parents are now under the program. Since 2003 up to date more than 30 public schools have benefited from the Education Program.
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