UNICEF – Schools for Africa – Results by country

Nearly 5 million children are benefiting from Schools for Africa interventions

Angola

383 schools rebuilt and rehabilitated in 17 provinces (out of 18) in the country
54,000 teachers trained benefiting 2,430,000 children
82 schools provided with clean water and 121 schools with sanitation facilities
School de-worming was carried out in over 10,000 schools in the previous years

Malawi

132 schools repaired
7,200 teachers trained benefiting 550,000 children
481 schools provided with furniture and learning materials
68 schools were provided with sanitation facilities and 222 with clean drinking water
Over 100 communities were trained in participatory school management in previous years

Mozambique

59 schools built or rehabilitated, 194 schools received water facilitates; 277 were provided with sanitation facilities benefiting over 370,000 children
238 schools received school furniture and materials
4,951 teachers and principals trained benefiting 370,000 children
Sensitisation on development issues carried out through 127 school theatre activities and continued

Rwanda

South Africa

Comprehensive Child-Friendly Schools implementation plan for scaling up of CFS developed in 3 provinces, Eastern Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu Natal

13 schools rehabilitated and provided with safe water and sanitation facilities
13 schools supplied with furniture
12,950 teachers trained
Policy support to scale up key CFS components with Guidelines and Toolkits continued

Zimbabwe

100 schools provided with sanitation facilities, 50 with safe water and 76 schools were built/rehabilitated benefiting 192,500 children
100 schools were supplied with furniture and 200,000 children received textbooks
10,565 teachers trained benefiting 528,250
760 caregivers and teachers also trained in early learning for better school readiness in the previous years

Latest Field Results: December 2009