EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The global illiteracy reports demonstrate that disadvantages in girl child education is not limited to one culture, society or region. Majority of the orphans and vulnerable children globally live in extreme poverty and are often estranged by society. They have to struggle for access to quality education on the other hand and their rights as OVC's on the other hand. Children in Ndola face similar problems as boys in the society tend to control them through the use of biasness.
CHALLENGE Access to education in these areas is limited because: a) it is often locally unavailable b) of domestic and economic pressure forcing children to work c) it has traditionally not been accorded value Nearly half of rural children in the society are out of school and literacy levels are very alarming. This is so because of lack of quality education is a primary factor preventing poverty stricken families from opportunities of growth. Without quality education, the underprivileged are un
SOLUTION FHTMCGF will be the solution for over 172, 680 learners (87,388) girls and (85,292 boys) in 935 demonstration community schools across 116 districts in all ten (10) provinces of Zambia, premised on the principle that every child has a right to education. By providing quality education that addresses literacy with qualified teachers through a holistic approach, children can become well rounded, independent individuals. FHTMCGF run primary community schools catering to children from poor
LONG TERM IMPACT Better education will allow FHTMCGF children to break through the poverty cycle and help support their families, allowing them to pursue better opportunities, benefiting approximately 900 others. The free education school program will allow many children to be enrolled in school enabling them to read and write independently with comprehension, allowing marginalized communities to experience alternative and meaningful education, empowering communities by supplying rich educationa
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