Focus on education in Africa
21 May 2007
Did you know that…
 There
are nearly 40 million children out of school in Sub-Saharan Africa, more than
the entire population of Spain, and
 UNESCO
estimates that Africa needs about 1.6 million more teachers to allow every child
to have quality primary education.
BUT, did you also know that…
In Kenya, over one million ‘out of school’ children enrolled in primary
education after the government introduced free primary education. DFID supported
this with a grant of £10 million in 2003. And in Ethiopia, the number of
children enrolled in primary school increased by over fifty percent between 2001
and 2005. In part this was made possible by DFID Ethiopia's financial support.
DFID also recently made a ten
year commitment to provide £240 million to education in Ethiopia.
Improving access to education is a key priority for sustainable long term
development. This week Teachers TV launches a series of programmes to highlight
education issues in Africa. For more information and for programme downloads
visit
Teachers
TV Africa.
Find out how you can join DFID’s
Global School Partnerships Programme to link with schools in the developing
world.
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