Dubai Cares launches Dh1.8m Zambia programme

The project aims to improve schooling in the south African country by implementing a system of continous assessment throught the country.

ABU DHABI // Dubai Cares has launched a Dh1.8 million programme to improve Zambia’s education system.

The Dubai philanthropic group hopes to improve schooling in the southern African country by an assessment system.

This will involve training teachers, administrators and policymakers in Zambia’s education ministry and schools to better measure student progress and routinely evaluate teaching methods.

Tariq Al Gurg, chief executive of Dubai Cares, said that 5,370 children, 75 teachers and 309 support staff in Zambia were expected to benefit from the programme. “The wider impact will be far greater, with an estimated 3.2 million children benefiting indirectly from the investment and framework delivered,” he said.

The charity is also a partner of Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), an international non-profit group investing in education for girls and young women in impoverished rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Dorothy Kasanda, director of partnerships at Camfed Zambia, said Dubai Cares’ support would help improve learning and move Zambia towards achievement of one of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals to be met by 2030.