Category Archives: rural development

Who benefits from abolishing secondary school fees in Malawi, and what are the costs?

Posted on 19 October 2018 by GEM Report

By Esme Kadzamira, Centre for Education Research and Training, University of Malawi, Pauline Rose, Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge and Asma Zubairi, Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Finance, rural development, Uncategorized | Tagged fee abolition, malawi, sub-Saharan Africa | 6 Comments

Morocco aims to reach 100% enrolment in pre-primary education in ten years’ time

Posted on 25 July 2018 by GEM Report

Launched last week in Skhirat, Morocco, on the national day for pre-primary education, the Minister of Education, Said Amzazi, described a new national programme that aims to have 67% enrolment in early childhood education by 2021 and every single child … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Early childhood care and education, Out-of-school children, Pre-primary education, rural development, Uncategorized | Tagged morocco, target 4.2 | 2 Comments

Afghan police better their lives – and others’ – with literacy

Posted on 26 September 2016 by GEM Report

Gul Rahman, a patrolman at Paktya Province prison security unit, Afghanistan, has greatly improved his ability to serve as a policeman as a result of his literacy class. He is married and the sole breadwinner for 12 family members. “Afghanistan … Continue reading →