UNICEF Mozambique Accelerated School Readiness Pilot Programme

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I Inactive

Key Information

Accelerated school readiness pilot program implemented in Zambézia province from 2016-2019 to prepare children entering grade 1. Included a 120-hour summer school readiness program, home-based parent education sessions, and capacity building for schools/teachers.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mozambique

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2016 - 2019

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education and Human Development

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Early childhood development

Quality

  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

Not applicable or unknown


Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Fathers, Girls in school, Mothers, Other caregivers, School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

5 - 6

School Enrolment Status

Population of interest is not school-aged

School Level

  • Pre-school

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

School-related gender-based violence

  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown