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Provide an education to a Zambian child
The Zambian Ministry of Education’s highly successful Learning at Taonga Market radio distance education programme – now in its 11th year – reaches hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children. The initiative delivers a high quality, basic education based on the Zambian national school curriculum. It uses effective interactive radio instruction (IRI) methodology and programmes are broadcast over community radio stations across Zambia.
Let’s look at the economics. A classroom in Zambia can have 50 students. The delivered price of our solar and wind-up Prime radio is $50. That means for just $1, a child can receive a high quality education via radio. That’s less than you’d spend on a cup of coffee!
Why we support Learning at Taonga Market
Better results: A 2008 survey by the Zambian Ministry of Education showed tha students taking part in the Learning at Taonga Market programme performed better than conventional schools in reading, numeracy and life skills. Their overall performance was also considerably better.
Trained teachers/mentors: Importantly, teachers and mentors who participate in the programme are all trained. This is in contrast to a 2010 survey which found that a large percentage of teachers in other Zambian education programmes had no formal training.
Education access: The success of the IRI programme is its ability to reach the poorest and most disadvantaged children fall outside the formal conventional school system.
- The programme reaches children in rural areas
- 35% of children enrolled are orphaned
About our Prime
The Prime is a solar and wind-up, multi-band radio thoughtfully designed and developed for the humanitarian sector to provide 24/7 listening access - anytime, anywhere. It has great sound quality so an entire class can hear clearly. With its LED light children can study at night and teachers can grade papers.
Help provide thousands of Zambian children a future now!
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