Zambia Education Enhancement Project ZEEP
- P Project/Program
A Active
Key Information
The Zambia Education Enhancement Project (ZEEP) will provide teacher training, textbooks, and learning materials in targeted primary and secondary schools, while also increasing equitable access to secondary education, especially in rural areas. An estimated 1.2 million primary and secondary school students are expected to benefit from the project, which will include support to adolescent girls in rural areas to access and complete their secondary education. An additional 4,700 teachers and administrators will benefit from training and facility expansion. The program also includes a capacity building component to strengthen the Ministry of General Education’s planning, management, and monitoring and evaluation capability.
Lead Implementing Government(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia
Activity URL
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
2018 - 2025
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of General EducationFunder(s)
COVID-19 Response
UnknownGeographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Secondary completion
Quality
- School facilities
- School quality
Skills
- Numeracy
- STEM
Cross-cutting areas
- Climate change
- Gender equality
- Social and gender norms and beliefs
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants
Other populations reached
- Girls in school
Participants include
- N/A
Program Approaches Back to Top
Access to school
- Improving transportation
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments
Facilities construction/improvement
- Construction/improvement of classrooms
Increased availability of learning materials
- Textbooks (unspecified)
School-related gender-based violence
- Safe and welcoming schools
Teaching
- Hiring more teachers (both men and women)
- In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
Water and sanitation
- Construction/improvement of sex-specific toilets
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased school enrolment (general)
- Increased years of schooling
Cross-cutting goals
- Changed social norms
- Improved health - other
- More equitable gender attitudes and norms
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
- Carlyn Hambuba
- World Bank Group
- chambuba@worldbank.org