Schools for Africa:

Making a Positive Impact on Education in Eleven

Sub-Saharan Countries

Schools for Africa:THE NEED

• Nearly 1/3 of all children do not have access to education

• Inadequate school buildings• Untrained teachers• Lack of gender-separate bathrooms• Many children must work to assist

families financially

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Schools for Africa:THE WORLDWIDE BENEFIT

“No other investment has such a lasting effect as the education of children. Children who go to school are healthier, more self-assured and can more easily assume a profession. And education is the only effective vaccine against HIV/AIDS.”

--Per Engebak, UNICEF Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa

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Schools for Africa:THE MISSION

To provide access to quality basic education for children, focusing on girls, orphans, and other vulnerable youngsters.

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Schools for Africa: THE COUNTRIES

Angola Niger

Malawi Burkina Faso

Mozambique Mali

Rwanda Ethiopia

South Africa Madagascar

Zimbabwe

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Schools for Africa:THE GOALS

Providing:Improved classroom buildings and equipmentSafe water and improved sanitation facilities for girls and boysOther facilities (e.g. play areas, libraries, etc.)Life-skills education, including but not limited to HIV prevention, health, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation

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Schools for Africa:THE GOALS

Teaching and learning materials Community participation in school

management Trained teachers/facilitators/heads (in-

service and pre-service training) to provide children with quality education and basic life skills

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Schools for Africa:THE GOALS

Other interventions, including but not limited to health check-ups, immunization, and scholarships

A stimulating start in life to children below age five

Policy work to scale up CFS programs in all schools within the nation. (UNICEF, 2007)

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Schools for Africa:THE CURRENT STATUS

Early childhood development

Access and retention to quality primary basic education

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Schools for Africa:THE CURRENT STATUS

Non-formal education HIV prevention in

schools Education in emergencies

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Schools for Africa:YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The UNICEF/U.S. Fund addresses the unique needs of children in the SFA campaign. While you cannot designate how your gift will be used or in what country it will go, you can feel secure that it is being used where it is needed the most.

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Schools for Africa:YOUR DONATION MIGHT BE USED TO PROVIDE:

A learner kit for one student in Mozambique and Mali which contains a bag, stationery, mini atlas, and math tables ($10) 

Learning materials for ten children in Zimbabwe and Malawi ($45) 

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Schools for Africa:YOUR DONATION MIGHT BE USED TO PROVIDE:

Three-day training workshop for a teacher in Rwanda benefiting about 1,200 children ($125) 

Schools-in-a-box kit in Burkina Faso containing learning materials for 80 school children and includes transportation cost ($250) 

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Schools for Africa:YOUR DONATION MIGHT BE USED TO PROVIDE:

Special support/grant for 40 orphans in South Africa ($1500)

Installment of a safe water point in a school in Madagascar ($4800)

Construction of a classroom in Niger and a library in Ethiopia including equipping it with furniture and materials ($14,000)

 

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Schools for Africa:THE BUZZ

 Schools for Africa Newsettes

• Empower with Programs

• The Corner Swapshop

• Fundraising ideas

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Schools for Africa:To Make a Donation

 Checks should be made out to US Fund for UNICEFand sent to:

US Fund for UNIECFAttention: NGO Department125 Maiden LaneNew York, New York 10038

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Schools for Africa:THE APPENDIX

 SFA Schools for AfricaCFS Child-Friendly SchoolsECD Early Childhood DevelopmentMDG Millennium Development Goals

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Schools for Africa:Making a Positive Impact on Education in

Eleven Sub-Saharan Countries

Prepared by the 2012-2014 International Educational Excellence Committee

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