It's exciting to hear about the improvements concerning the language spoken at home and the language of learning in schools in Africa from another place than just SIL LEAD. Language learning is often neglected in Africa's various education contexts. If it could be assumed that children will be learning another language as soon as they enter school, that would improve outcomes tremendously.
The professor stayed glued to her script through the session. There’s perhaps no better manifestation of the poor state of education in Africa than this.
May I be allowed and add to this another fact of details: over the past decade, aid funding for education (in Africa) has declined to less than ten% (10!) percent of global official development assistance, leaving much of the financing to national governments in Africa already strained by conflicting priorities. The Education Commission estimates that intl. financing for education will need to increase from current levels of 12$ billion/year to $89 billion per year by 2030 to cover the basic(!) education costs in low-income countries! Furthermore, approx. 120M kids are yet not in School in Africa alone! Aside of this, we teach and prepare children not for the challenges to come. In this respect, Solar Schools, and smart farming initiatives are of utmost importance to create a new form of education to prepare children in Africa (and elsewhere) for the 21st century and the challenges to come.
It's exciting to hear about the improvements concerning the language spoken at home and the language of learning in schools in Africa from another place than just SIL LEAD. Language learning is often neglected in Africa's various education contexts. If it could be assumed that children will be learning another language as soon as they enter school, that would improve outcomes tremendously.
The professor stayed glued to her script through the session. There’s perhaps no better manifestation of the poor state of education in Africa than this.
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May I be allowed and add to this another fact of details: over the past decade, aid funding for education (in Africa) has declined to less than ten% (10!) percent of global official development assistance, leaving much of the financing to national governments in Africa already strained by conflicting priorities.
The Education Commission estimates that intl. financing for education will need to increase from current levels of 12$ billion/year to $89 billion per year by 2030 to cover the basic(!) education costs in low-income countries!
Furthermore, approx. 120M kids are yet not in School in Africa alone!
Aside of this, we teach and prepare children not for the challenges to come. In this respect, Solar Schools, and smart farming initiatives are of utmost importance to create a new form of education to prepare children in Africa (and elsewhere) for the 21st century and the challenges to come.
@Hampe De Arellano Hi, how can one get in touch please? Just to gain a bit more knowledge in what you do.
very insightful
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