On World AIDS Day, we joined the rest of the country in commemorating the day by participating in the national event under the theme "Run the last mile: Leaving no one behind.

“…seeing the pride of mother reading a full sentence for her first time, reminded me why teaching every child, especially those in rural areas really matters,” says Chisumo Retention of teachers in rural areas often faces challenges, with many new teachers flooding education board offices in rural districts in an attempt to get transfers to urban areas, and sometimes—others do not even report to their rural posts, leaving that rural child without an educator.