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Kenia: Bridge Schools in recruitment drive of TSC certified teachers

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África/Kenia/02 Octubre 2016/Fuente:standardmedia /Autor: Agustín Oduor

Resumen: El Puente Internacional Academias han dado inicio a una unidad de contratación maestros para mejorar la calidad de la educación. Un comunicado de la gestión de las escuelas dice hasta el momento, se han reclutado 200 maestros certificados por la Comisión de Maestros (TSC). El grupo de escuelas ha estado bajo presión para contratar maestros TSC registrados a través de sus 405 instituciones para vencer a la obtención alternativa de educación básica y formación umbrales (APBET)

A statement from the schools management says so far 1, 200 teachers certified by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) have been recruited. «This is 40 per cent of the 2,776 who submitted applications. Of those, 564 did not meet minimum requirements,» reads the statement. The group of schools has been under pressure to hire TSC registered teachers across its 405 institutions to beat the Alternative Provision of Basic Education and Training (APBET) thresholds. Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said that a third of the teaching staff in APBET schools must have had a formal teaching training. «The rest must be undertaking recognised in-service training and management of the institution shall progressively ensure that all their teachers are registered with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) by the third year of registration of the institution,» reads the new guideline.

Currently, Bridge School has 4,921 teachers in all the learning centers, some of whom are not TSC certified. This means that the group of low cost schools is operating below the set threshold.

Matiang’i said these are part of the new standards for low cost schools established in the slums to check quality of education. The CS said APBET schools must now hire trained teachers, enhance book-pupil ratio and enlist their pupils to sit national examinations offered by the government. The guidelines further demand that each primary school class shall not have more than 55 pupils.

«The pupil teacher ratio in a primary or secondary school shall not exceed 55:1 and 45:1 respectively, or as approved by the ministry,» reads the document. In a statement sent to the newsrooms Wednesday, the Schools management said: «Bridge International Academies has set out a strict recruitment drive to plug into its mission of providing quality education for all children irrespective of their background.»

Ms Walumbe said the recruitment drive is under People Operations Department and is being steered by the academy talent acquisition team with support from customer experience and academy operations on execution fronts. The statement explains the interview process is based on screen-shot messages sent by teachers to the school before they are invited for interviews. «Candidates are phone screened (phone interviewed) then invited for interviews at the academies which involves written and one-on-one interviews,» reads the statement. The distribution list seen by The Standard shows that most applicants– about 49 per cent– are P1 trained teachers with TSC numbers. Another 13 per cent of applicants are trained nursery school teachers while some 22 per cent of them have bachelor’s degree in Education (secondary option).

Fuente de la noticia: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000217695/bridge-schools-in-recruitment-drive-of-tsc-certified-teachers/?pageNo=1

Fuente de la imagen: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/images/wednesday/zsfmpm67zmjezqhq47l57ebe34a1f702.jpg

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Uganda: Bridge schools stay but ministry has some advice

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África/Uganda/02 Octubre 2016/Fuente: TheObserver/Autor: YUDAYA NANGONZI & SIRAJE LUBWAMA

Resumen: El 17 de agosto, el Ministerio de Educación y Deportes ordenó que Puente Internacional Academias (BIA) cerrar sus escuelas antes del inicio del tercer periodo. Sin embargo, como Yudaya NANGONZI y el informe SIRAJE LUBWAMA, las escuelas han obtenido un alivio temporal de la alta corte. Las polémicas escuelas puente internacional ahora pueden abrir sus puertas para el tercer mandato después de Justicia Patricia Basaza emitió un fallo a su favor el jueves pasado. El Ministerio de Educación y Deportes había ordenado a las 63 escuelas a cerrar la tienda al final del segundo período por razones que no cumplan con las normas establecidas.

On August 17, the ministry of education and sports ordered that Bridge International Academies (BIA) close their schools ahead of the start of the third term. However, as YUDAYA NANGONZI and SIRAJE LUBWAMA report, the schools have obtained a temporary reprieve from the High court.

The controversial Bridge International schools can now open their doors for the third term after Justice Patricia Basaza made a ruling in their favour last Thursday. The ministry of education and sports had ordered the 63 schools to close shop at the end of the second term on grounds that they do not meet established standards.

Following the inspection of BIA facilities in various places, the ministry noted the poor infrastructure, hygiene and sanitation, which the inspectors said “put the life and safety of the school children in danger.”

The schools were also found to follow a curriculum that hasn’t been approved by the ministry. Acting on this information, minister of education Janet Museveni called for the suspension of the schools’ activities in Uganda until they meet the required standards.

Bridge International ran to court, seeking to block the ministry’s decision on September 2, a move that paid dividends last week. In her ruling on Thursday, Justice Basaza said:

“I’m allowing the schools to open as we resolve this issue of the wanted document. We must also allow the respondent (AG) a constitutional right to be heard. The applicant needs to file a rejoinder by September 30 and the case is adjourned to October 3.”

Earlier, the ministry had issued a statement targeting parents with children in Bridge International schools ahead of the new term, which starts today. In the statement dated September 21, assistant commissioner for primary education Dr Tonny Mukasa-Lusambu advised parents to take their children to the nearest public schools.

“I call upon all parents to take their children to the nearby government schools because, where Bridge [International] opened their schools, some of the government schools are just next door,” Dr Lusambu told The Observer.

“There is no need for alarm … government deploys teachers in these government schools and they are ready to attend to the children,” he added.

NEW TERM GUIDELINES

Commenting on the new term, Dr Mukasa-Lusambu called on head teachers and teaching staff to hit the ground running. Lusambu said schools should desist from the bad practice of making children who report on the first day to clean up the school premises.

“There is this habit of making children clean, slash and sweep the entire school yet their lessons are supposed to start at exactly 8am on the first day,” Dr Lusambu said.

“Even those who are at home also keep on waiting until the cleaning is done.”

The term, which ends on December 9, is the busiest in the schools calendar with national examinations to be held at all three levels – PLE, O-level and A-level. O-level exams are scheduled to start on October 17 and end on November 23, while P7 candidates will sit between November 2 and 3. A-level exams, on the other hand, start on November 14 and end on December 6.

Acknowledging that some learning days in the term could be disrupted by the examinations, Lusambu asked teachers to stick to the curriculum.

“All subjects must be taught as indicated in the curriculum. Subjects like MDD, physical education and sports, art and entrepreneurship should not be ignored because they are all important in raising a holistic child,” Lusambu said.

Commenting on capitation grants, Lusambu expressed optimism that the schools will receive their grants on time now that the ministry of finance has restructured the payments in keeping with the school calendar.

He also encouraged parents to provide their children with all the necessary school requirements, including lunch.

Fuente de la noticia: http://www.observer.ug/education/46665-bridge-schools-stay-but-ministry-has-some-advice

Fuente de la imagen:http://www.observer.ug/images/BIA-led-lawyer-Isaac-Walukagga-BIA-director-legal-Anthony-Mugodo-BIA-legal-officer-Godwin-Matsiko-and-BIA-director-customer-experience-Dawn-Mulondo-chat-after-the-ruling.jpg

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Sudáfrica: Violent protests, campus closures drive foreign students away

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África/Sudáfrica/Octubre de 2016/Fuente: The Pie News

RESUMEN: Protestas por el alza de los costos de la matrícula, se han intensificado en enfrentamientos violentos en los campus de África del Sur que podría disuadir a los estudiantes extranjeros de inscribirse en las universidades del país, así lo ha admitido un funcionario del Gobierno. Los informes de los países de origen de los estudiantes muestran los estudiantes que ya han comenzado a mirar hacia destinos alternativos de estudio, mientras que algunas universidades han suspendido la enseñanza en respuesta a las protestas. Los estudiantes protestan una decisión por el Departamento de Educación Superior y Capacitación al permitir que las universidades aumenten sus tasas hasta en un 8% al tiempo que ofrece subsidios para los estudiantes de bajos ingresos. Hablando con la noticia de PIE, un portavoz de la DHET dijo que aunque el aumento de las tasas de matrícula  entra en vigor en 2017 no debería ser un obstáculo financiero, las «repetidas, protestas violentas» que ha desencadenado podría conducir a otros estudiantes africanos para estudiar en otros lugares.

Tuition fee protests that have escalated into violent clashes at campuses across South Africa could discourage foreign students from enrolling in the country’s universities, a government official has admitted. Reports from student source countries show students have already begun to look to alternative study destinations, while some universities have suspended teaching in response to the protests.

Students are protesting a the decision by the Department of Higher Education and Training to allow universities to increase their fees by up to 8% while offering subsidies for lower income students.

Speaking with The PIE News, a spokesperson for the DHET said that although the increase in tuition fees due to take effect in 2017 should not be a financial barrier, the “repeated, violent protests” it has triggered could drive other African students to study elsewhere.

“Since most foreign students studying in South Africa work with foreign currency, the fees are relatively cheap even at the most expensive universities and will still offer great value for money,” according to Busiswa Nongono, spokesman for DHET.

However, he acknowledged: “What is more likely to impact on foreign student enrolments are the repeated violent protests and campus closures, which could drive the top end of students from the rest of the continent to increasingly look at other markets such as the UK, USA and Australia, as many Zimbabweans are once again starting to do.”

The trend is already being seen on the ground in Zimbabwe, reported Liza Manoussis, founder of Global Education, which sends students from Zimbabwe and South Africa overseas to study.

“Enquiries from our Zimbabwe office have escalated dramatically, even students who are in the first year in South African universities have their parents call us to try and place them into universities overseas,” Manoussis told The PIE News.

“They want options out of South Africa. It definitely is no longer an option for Zimbabwean students.”

As the violent protests continue, five universities have already seen clashes with the police that have threatened to turn into anarchy, with destruction of property and injuries reported among protestors.

A number of highly rated universities have temporarily closed, including the University of the Witwatersrand, The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Free State University and Tshwane University of Technology, after the chaos that dominated most of September.

The University of Cape Town has suspended teaching for two weeks and its vice chancellor, Max Price, warned this week that the university could close until 2017 if clashes continue.

“UCT sent a statement to all its students this week to say if students don’t resume their studies and the university does not go back to normal on Monday it will cancel this year’s studies completely and students will have to repeat the year,” reported Manoussis at Global Education.

“The violence continues and we will wait to see what Monday brings.”

Jen Whittingham, an international master’s student from the UK, studying at UCT, said the fee hikes will affect more than just students. Speaking with The PIE News, she said:  “I appreciate the fact that they have listened to protestors to an extent and have shutdown the university in order to allow space and time for transformative engagements between students and faculty to take place.

“However, the outcome of these efforts is unclear at the moment but will emerge on Monday. The repercussions of a further shutdown is very grave for all students and the country as a whole,” she added.

“I also believe that in parallel, the repercussions for black students who may see fee increases in the future are just as grave.”

Other higher education leaders are reading the protest as a class revolt, rather than simply fees-hike protests, pointing out that the unrest reflects social and economic discontent among the country’s youth.

“The current situation on all our campuses is of great concern and as you might have seen it is affecting all universities. It is now much more than a just university focused student uprising, but a social uprising against the current social order by a group of young people,” an international educator at NMMU told The PIE News.

Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande and the ruling African National Congress have condemned the riots, with the minister blaming the unrest on “rogue” elements.

“It is most disturbing to see such violent protests inflamed by rogue elements, even after wide consultation was undertaken on the measures announced to address the ongoing issue of university fees,” the minister said in a statement.

The South African government he said is committed to finding resources under its National Student Financial Aid Scheme to subsidise fees for children from “poor, working and middle class families”, as well as those with a household income of no more than 600,000 rand per annum to cushion them against the anticipated rise.

Fuente: https://thepienews.com/news/south-africa-violent-protests-campus-closures-drive-foreign-students-away/

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Kenia: Laptops project right on course

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África/Kenia/01 Octubre 2016/Fuente:the-star.co.ke /Autor: JOE MUCHERU

Resumen: La próxima década, 2016-2025, promete ser la década del desarrollo de África a través de una transformación  propulsadas por las TIC . El lanzamiento de la Iniciativa de África inteligente durante la Cumbre de África en Kigali, Ruanda, en octubre de 2013 marcó un ritmo renovado para la realización de las aspiraciones de desarrollo de África.En Kenia, el Programa de Alfabetización Digital es una de las medidas adoptadas por el gobierno en línea con los objetivos de África inteligente y, de hecho, las aspiraciones del continente.

The next decade, 2016-2025, promises to be the decade of Africa’s development through an ICT-propelled transformation. The launch of the Smart Africa Initiative during the Transform Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, in October 2013 set a renewed pace for the realisation of Africa’s development aspirations.

It is envisaged that through Smart Africa, a single digital and knowledge-driven economy will emerge and push the continent’s global competitiveness to higher levels. However, for this to happen, African countries must take deliberate measures to create enabling platforms for large scale implementation of ICT in all areas of the society and economy.

In Kenya, the Digital Literacy Programme is one of the steps taken by the government in line with the Smart Africa objectives and, indeed, the continent’s aspirations. The government is fulfilling the promise of developing innovative skills for a globally competitive knowledge economy, promoting research and development, promoting locally assembled/manufactured goods and services and enhancing job creation.

Its immediate aim is to integrate ICT into teaching and learning for standard one pupils in public primary schools in order to create a critical mass of future ICT-grounded citizens capable of turning around Kenya’s development fortunes. To date, hundreds of schools have received tablets and, beginning October 30, CSs and their PSs will be out in the field overseeing and inspecting the distribution of digital tablets, laptops, projectors and communications hubs to public primary schools countrywide.

Some 3,000 schools will be installed by the end of October, and by December, the entire country will have been covered, setting Kenya on course towards tech-savvy future generations.

Although the programme was initiated with the main purpose of enhancing learning in public primary schools through the use of digital technologies, it has transferred secondary benefits ranging from lighting up far-flung areas that had no electricity to triggering subsidiary economies that complement the project.

Indeed, DLP manifests how a multi-sectoral approach to project implementation can help confer spin-off benefits on the country and spur economic growth. What started off as a project to provide laptops to standard one pupils, and was heavily criticised in some quarters, has spiralled to become a landmark project that has created opportunities for thousands of Kenyans, way beyond the target population of pupils.

Citizens in remote areas can now get electricity by virtue of their proximity to the targeted schools. There is increased internet access to citizens, increased access to online government services, increased global awareness and collaboration, and greater community participation in education matters through school websites, emails and blogs, among others.

Employment opportunities have been created in development of software, hardware and content. The plans being put in place to ensure the maintenance and sustainability of the programme will result in the development of local assembly and manufacturing capabilities. In the next few years, Kenyans will be able to use digital products designed and made by Kenyans for Kenyans.

Through this collaborative approach, several government agencies under the coordination of the ICT Authority in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology have worked together, demonstrating the power of synergy and collaboration among public entities to deliver a shared goal.

For example, the Education ministry has provided leadership in the development of curriculum content for use on the digital platform, capacity building and training for teachers and other relevant education stakeholders. Some 66,000 primary school teachers have been trained on digital literacy to manage the programme.

Eventually, all schools will be provided with internet connectivity so the devices are updated with the latest software, curriculum materials and other approved content. To protect the children from inappropriate content or harmful software, various levels of security will be applied as well as having an approved list of sites they can access.

Isn’t it amazing how what started out as a simple idea has now grown into a truly transformative programme, not just in the education sector, but for the entire country. This will cement Kenya’s position as a regional ICT hub and set our country on the journey to a globally competitive knowledge-based economy.

 

Fuente de la noticia: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2016/09/29/laptops-project-right-on-course_c1428056

Fuente de la imagen: http://www.the-star.co.ke/sites/default/files/styles/new_full_content/public/articles/2016/09/29/1345405.jpg?itok=Oy5IPm6m

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La intimidad aparece cuando te quitas la piel, no solo la ropa

Aabye Vargas

Por Arantxa Alvaro Fariñas

Después de una noche de sexo con otra persona a la que no conoces mucho, te despiertas con una sensación extraña. Has disfrutado, mucho, pero falta algo. No te sientes del todo bien contigo mismo, sientes un vacío. De hecho, pocos vacíos hay tan peculiares como este, pocas veces se echa tanto de menos a la intimidad como en estos momentos.

Esa sensación se debe, en la mayor parte de las ocasiones, a que buscas afecto, necesitas sentirte querido y lo haces a través del sexo, pensando que la intimidad de dos cuerpos desnudos es la única intimidad posible, y no es así. De hecho probablemente has abandonado la esperanza de otro tipo de intimidad, por el esfuerzo y el tiempo que cuesta construirla, por le coste que puedes pagar si es traicionada.

Hablamos mucho de sexo y de amor y los confundimos y mezclamos continuamente. Podemos tener una experiencia sexual muy placentera con alguien sin necesidad de que exista una relación de amor. La psicóloga Silvia Olmedo dice que el deseo sexual se puede dar sin amor y sin ningún otro tipo de afecto o emoción.

Sin embargo, los encuentros sexuales frecuentes, con todo lo que conllevan en cuanto a deseo, emociones, intimidad, sexo, pueden ser la base de una relación de amor romántico. No es extraño que tras la repetición de estos encuentros, poco a poco nazca la conexión y la complicidad entre la pareja.

La intimidad es mucho más que una noche de pasión

“Intimus” en la palabra latina que significa algo como “lo más interior”, “lo más profundo”. Es decir, se refiere a nuestro mundo interior, a aquel que no mostramos a los demás. Guardamos nuestros miedos, nuestros sueños, lo que nos ilusiona y lo que nos avergüenza. Lo guardamos porque de confiarlo a la persona inadecuada, nos exponemos a heridas profundas.

La intimidad con otra persona implica dar a conocer tu mundo interior y que el otro te de a conocer el suyo, complicidad, conocerse con tiempo, tener curiosidad por saber quién es esa persona, seducir. La intimidad se produce dando un paseo, charlando en una cafetería, cocinando una cena juntos, viajando, enviando un mensaje para saber qué tal está esa persona.

El sexo también es una manifestación de intimidad, pero no es la única. La intimidad, en general, tanto en el sexo como fuera de él, supone una situación en la que nos sentimos cómodos y seguros. Un espacio creado en el que somos nosotros mismos y no tenemos miedo.

Si lo piensas detenidamente, cuando conoces a una persona, no sabes nada de ella y al pasar el tiempo te das cuenta de que muchas cosas no son como tú pensabas, sino que son distintas y, a veces, mejores. También sientes que tú eres distinto porque has abierto tu corazón a esa persona.

La intimidad se alcanza cuando no hacen falta palabras. Es suficiente con una mirada para entender lo que el otro piensa, cuando te olvidas del reloj y dejas que pasen los minutos y las horas, cuando el tiempo parece que se ralentiza con cada gesto de cariño y de afecto.

¿Tenemos miedo a la intimidad?

En la sociedad actual todo va demasiado deprisa y en cuanto conoces a una persona puedes plantearte la posibilidad de un encuentro sexual, sin que sobre él exista la condena social de tiempos pretéritos. Puedes temer que la otra persona descubra tus secretos, tienes miedo a que te rechacen de nuevo y en cuanto surge un poco de intimidad emocional, huyes.

La intimidad nace cuando pierdes el miedo a mostrarte, a que otra persona vea tus defectos y te enseñe los suyos y eso requiere tiempo y paciencia. No es suficiente con que desnudes tu cuerpo si no te quitas la piel: hablamos de un proceso de conocimiento mutuo que requiere meses e incluso años.

Cuando la intimidad existe entre dos personas, el sexo mejora porque se convierte en una demostración de deseo, cariño, afecto y amor. La intimidad no solo invade la cama sino todo lo que rodea a la pareja, su día a día, sus miradas y sus caricias.

Sucede lo mismo con los amigos, cuando conoces a una persona con intereses afines sientes cierta conexión, comienzas a compartir, a hablar, a descubrir a esa persona y con el tiempo se forja una amistad profunda y sincera.

Superar el miedo a tener intimidad con una persona supone gestionar ese temor y saber que siempre que mostremos nuestra alma, nuestro corazón corremos un riesgo. Sin embargo, ese riesgo es necesario para vivir, para conocernos y para disfrutar de nuestra existencia.

Fuente: https://lamenteesmaravillosa.com/la-intimidad-parece-cuando-te-quitas-la-piel-no-solo-la-ropa/

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UNESCO unveils video on comprehensive sexuality education for young people

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América del Norte/ EEUU/ NK World, New York

Resumen:  La agencia cultural de las Naciones Unidas dio a conocer este lunes un nuevo video que describe cómo la educación sexual amplia ayuda a los jóvenes a desarrollar los conocimientos y habilidades para tomar decisiones conscientes, saludables y responsables sobre las relaciones y la sexualidad. En el material audiovisual se reconoce como un enfoque apropiado para la edad, culturalmente relevantes para la enseñanza sobre la sexualidad y las relaciones, proporcionando información científica precisa, realista y sin prejuicios, indicó la UNESCO en un comunicado de prensa.

The United Nations cultural agency on Monday released a new video that outlines how comprehensive sexuality education helps young people develop the knowledge and skills to make conscious, healthy and responsible choices about relationships and sexuality.

The Being a Young Person video, released by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), outlines the vital role that comprehensive sexuality education plays in ensuring the sexual and reproductive health of all young people. It is recognized as an age-appropriate, culturally relevant approach to teaching about sexuality and relationships by providing scientifically accurate, realistic, non-judgemental information, UNESCO said in a press release.

The videos release comes after a high-level event at the UN General Assembly in New York, on Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Adolescent Girl: The Role of First Ladies.

The event, which was initiated by the Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS, brought together heads of State and Government, First Ladies, heads of UN agencies and civil society organizations to increase acceptance and catalyse action on expanding access to sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents across Africa.

Speaking at the event, which was held on 21 September, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova highlighted that comprehensive sexuality education is a foundation for all HIV prevention, and part of every young persons journey to adulthood.

It reduces sexually transmitted infections, HIV and unintended pregnancy, improves self-esteem, changing attitudes and both gender and social norms, the Director-General said.

An early preview of the video was seen by ministers and representatives from government, development and civil society organizations at a high-level dialogue on the sidelines of the AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, in July. The meeting marked progress since the 2013 Eastern and Southern Africa Ministerial Commitment, in which 20 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa committed to scaling up comprehensive sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services for young people.

A Global Review conducted by UNESCO in 2015 revealed that comprehensive sexuality education leads to improved sexual and reproductive health, resulting in the reduction of sexually transmitted infections, HIV and unintended pregnancy. Comprehensive sexuality education not only promotes gender equality and equitable social norms, but has a positive impact on safer sexual behaviours, delaying sexual debut and increasing condom use, UNESCO said.

Photo: UNICEF/Adriana Zehbrauskas

Fuente: www.justearthnews.com

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Zimbabue, salvar la educación

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Zimbabue/03 de Octubre de 2016/

Cuando las condiciones socioeconómicas se tambalean, por desgracia, el sistema educativo es el primer herido. Esto ha sucedido en Zimbabue, un país que en otros tiempos presumió de cuidar a alumnos y profesores y que ahora sufre una crisis que está dejando muy malherido a su sistema educativo.

En este reportaje, grabado en el noroeste de Zimbabue, contamos la historia de un grupo de hombres y mujeres que siguen trabajando porque saben que, en la educación, está la clave del desarrollo. Manos Unidas, la ong de la Iglesia española, ha financiado 26 proyectos educativos en los últimos cinco años en el país.

El internado de la misión de Mateta, la escuela de Mapfumo y los centros de primaria y secundaria St. Paul, en la diócesis de Gokwe, son varios ejemplos de este trabajo que se está llevando a cabo. Al frente de dicha diócesis está el obispo Ángel Floro, un misionero español que llegó a Zimbabue hace 51 años.

Fuente: https://www.google.co.ve/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#tbm=nws&q=educacion+en+zimbabue

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