Zimbabwe Education Development Fund Phase II 2012 - 2019

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Key Information

The Education Development Fund (EDF) is a UNICEF managed pooled fund to which the UK and Germany, through its Development Bank, are the main contributors.  Its purpose is to improve equitable access to quality primary and secondary education for all children in Zimbabwe. The fund, which is in its second phase, continues to support the recovery of the sector from the near collapse in delivery experienced during the economic crisis that reached a peak in 2008-9. The work of the EDF benefits all three million primary school pupils and one million secondary school pupils nationwide. There is a specific focus on providing support for the poorest, including those with disabilities. DFID has provided £8 million annually to the EDF since its launch in 2012.  Key gender related outputs of EDF are: (1) The transition rate of children moving from primary to the first year of secondary now stands at 78.8% in 2017 and is slightly higher (79.4%) for girls than boys (77.9%). This is high within sub Saharan Africa and (2) the Gender Parity Index for Primary and Secondary Gross Enrolment stands at 0.98 for primary and 1.03 for secondary for 2017. Under output 1 the EDF had a goal of strengthening access for the most marginalised especially children with disabilities, the poorest, girls at secondary level, and children who are out of school.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Zimbabwe

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Zimbabwe

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2012 - 2019

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE)

COVID-19 Response

Not changed

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Early childhood development

Other skills

  • Rights/empowerment education

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Climate change
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • School administrators
  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • School management committees

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Textbooks (unspecified)

School-related gender-based violence

  • Violence prevention curriculum/activities for students

Teaching

  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)

Women's empowerment programs

  • Leadership training

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced violence against children in the home