“…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.
The ‘Prisoners Rights are Human Rights Project’ is a 36 months project being implemented by DAPP in collaboration with Prisons Care and Counselling Association and PANOS Institute of Southern Africa.
DAPP with support from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA), is implemeting the ‘Climate Smart Agriculture and Entrepreneurship project’ in Chibombo District.