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2056 learning institutions needed in Zimbabwe - Dokora
28 Nov 2015 at 09:59hrs | Views
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has said 2056 learning institutions are needed in the country as the nation strive to attain more higher levels of education.
"Every citizen and permanent resident of Zimbabwe has a right to a basic State funded education, including adult basic education," he said.
"We are walking this path as a nation. Recently, we carried out in 2013, a census of the requirements that this nation needs in terms of educational institutions and we were able to identify 2056 institutions required across the nation."
Dokora said in recent weeks, they have started delivering by using the US$22 million facility provided for through the Arab funds.
"The State, in its budgetary provision, takes care of the teachers' remuneration and indeed, under Public Sector Investment Programmes, takes care of a large portion of the infrastructure requirements for the nation. Indeed, yes the State is about its tasks of providing supported education," he said.
"Every citizen and permanent resident of Zimbabwe has a right to a basic State funded education, including adult basic education," he said.
"We are walking this path as a nation. Recently, we carried out in 2013, a census of the requirements that this nation needs in terms of educational institutions and we were able to identify 2056 institutions required across the nation."
Dokora said in recent weeks, they have started delivering by using the US$22 million facility provided for through the Arab funds.
"The State, in its budgetary provision, takes care of the teachers' remuneration and indeed, under Public Sector Investment Programmes, takes care of a large portion of the infrastructure requirements for the nation. Indeed, yes the State is about its tasks of providing supported education," he said.
Source - Byo24News
