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Stands for Gwanda teachers
29 May 2016 at 10:34hrs | Views
TEACHERS in Gwanda will get stands to build houses in the town following a deal between the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and the local authority aimed at improving the welfare of teachers.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora revealed this in his remarks at the Global Action Week for Education Commemorations held at Gwanda District Club on Friday under the theme, "Fund the Future: Education Rights Now."
"I have spoken to the mayor and he promised that he will provide us with some stands for our teachers to have accommodation. Teachers are doing a sterling job as you can see that Zimbabwe has a 92 percent literacy rate. In that vein I say no school should be opened to operate without teachers' proper accommodation.
"We should ask ourselves what kind of spaces are our teachers staying in, that one is not negotiable, from now as we go forward. What we want is good performance from our teachers which can never be achieved if we don't have their welfare at heart, they should have good accommodation for them to produce best results," he said.
Although he could not disclose how many stands will be availed for the teachers, Dr Dokora added the issue of teachers' welfare can never be separated from the performance of the learners hence the ministry's move to prioritise provision of sound infrastructure to teachers.
"Infrastructure refers to the provision and maintenance of sufficient, safe and appropriate physical school structures and basic amenities designed to meet the need of all learners and staff. Twenty schools have been built under PSIP (Public Sector Investment Programme), 100 are to be constructed for the feasibility phase of schools construction under the Joint Venture Partnerships (JVP) and 17 under the OPEC fund for International Development (OFID) in rural areas while other schools are being built under the China and Japanese friendship programmes."
He said the ministry has also made a lot of effort to provide access and quality education through safety nets, Education Development Fund, infrastructural development and a phenomenal growth of ECD, primary and secondary enrolment.
"In 1980, primary school enrolment stood at 123 994, secondary was 74 321 yet now it stands at 3 176 365 and 1 026 984 respectively. These impressive figures that commensurate with infrastructural development, staffing, provision of teaching a learning material are a signature policy initiative that defines the ministry's achievement in the provision of educational funding in Zimbabwe," he said.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora revealed this in his remarks at the Global Action Week for Education Commemorations held at Gwanda District Club on Friday under the theme, "Fund the Future: Education Rights Now."
"I have spoken to the mayor and he promised that he will provide us with some stands for our teachers to have accommodation. Teachers are doing a sterling job as you can see that Zimbabwe has a 92 percent literacy rate. In that vein I say no school should be opened to operate without teachers' proper accommodation.
"We should ask ourselves what kind of spaces are our teachers staying in, that one is not negotiable, from now as we go forward. What we want is good performance from our teachers which can never be achieved if we don't have their welfare at heart, they should have good accommodation for them to produce best results," he said.
"Infrastructure refers to the provision and maintenance of sufficient, safe and appropriate physical school structures and basic amenities designed to meet the need of all learners and staff. Twenty schools have been built under PSIP (Public Sector Investment Programme), 100 are to be constructed for the feasibility phase of schools construction under the Joint Venture Partnerships (JVP) and 17 under the OPEC fund for International Development (OFID) in rural areas while other schools are being built under the China and Japanese friendship programmes."
He said the ministry has also made a lot of effort to provide access and quality education through safety nets, Education Development Fund, infrastructural development and a phenomenal growth of ECD, primary and secondary enrolment.
"In 1980, primary school enrolment stood at 123 994, secondary was 74 321 yet now it stands at 3 176 365 and 1 026 984 respectively. These impressive figures that commensurate with infrastructural development, staffing, provision of teaching a learning material are a signature policy initiative that defines the ministry's achievement in the provision of educational funding in Zimbabwe," he said.
Source - sundaynews
