Education

As schools open for the second term across Zimbabwe, at least 91 000 children’s learning and wellbeing was affected by Cyclone Idai, according to the Education Cluster’s Rapid Joint Education Needs Assessment Report released on 6 May. The assessment was conducted by Education Cluster partners who include Save the Children, Plan International, Care, World Vision International and UNICEF.

Twelve-year old Ennert of Mahuwe Primary school is visually impaired but has been a shining star both at the resource unit for visually impaired children and the mainstream class at the school.

Ennert’s teacher Julian Zingwena says Ennert is well versed with her class lessons and continues to take the first position among the grade 5 stream.

 Chimhanda Primary School in Rushinga District, which is one of Save the Children’s partner schools in the education program’s I’m Learning project, has received the Ministry of primary and Secondary Education Secretary's Merit Award. The Award is given by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education  annually to one primary and one secondary school  in each province, which would have performed exceptionally well in academic work. Chimhanda Primary School received a belated award after coming first out of 694 schools in the Mashonaland Central province in the year 2014. 

St Joseph's and Chimhanda primary schools, from the Matobo and Rushinga districts of Zimbabwe have been awarded the Ministry of Education Secretary's Merit Award.