Malawi - Teacher training and Promotion of Community Schools 
DESCRIPTION
According to recent statistics, children aged between one and five years comprise the largest portion of Malawians, while 84% of the population lives in rural areas. (www.nationmaster.com / malawi-population). However in these areas, preschools are very scarce and most children remain idle until they reach the age to attend primary school. According to UNESCO Malawi, the teacher-student ratio is 63:1 and in urban areas and a teacher works with an average of 100 students per class.
A report on the development of the United Nations dating from 2009, mentions that the literacy rate of Malawi's population was only 64.1%. Education for girls is considered as a luxury, often forcing them into early marriages. As a developing country, the government has big problems providing educational materials to all primary schools.
BENEFICIAIRIES
The direct beneficiaries are:
- 30 newly trained teachers
- 800 students are taught
- Establishment of 12 new community schools
OUR PARTNER
- 30 newly trained teachers
- 800 students are taught
- Establishment of 12 new community schools
OUR PARTNER
Bambino Foundation is an organization with its headquarters located in the capital Lilongwe. In 2007, it began providing teacher training in Malawi. The foundation was created in order to provide access to quality education for a large population of children. In 2011 a total of 40 schools are operating across the country with a total of 87 teachers and about 2,300 children. Since its inception, the Foundation has developed its ability to perform the following functions:
- Train teachers
- Conduct awareness in communities
- Conduct effective follow-up visits in community schools
- Organize development seminars for existing teachers
Besides providing teacher training, the Foundation helps teachers on continuous basis, to engage the community in providing a location for the school and effectively apply the methods and lessons learned in the classroom. (http://www.bambinoschools.org)
- Conduct awareness in communities
- Conduct effective follow-up visits in community schools
- Organize development seminars for existing teachers
Besides providing teacher training, the Foundation helps teachers on continuous basis, to engage the community in providing a location for the school and effectively apply the methods and lessons learned in the classroom. (http://www.bambinoschools.org)
BUDGET
Total of 3 year project (2011-2014) € 187.153,00
Contribution of Unity Foundation € 62.384,33
Contribution from Luxemburgish Governement € 124.768,67