Improving the Quality of Primary Education

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2011) include: (1) the training of 6 568 primary school teachers in teaching life skills benefitting an estimated 2 192 082 boys and girls across the country; (2) training and deploying 549 primary school female teachers to rural areas where they have become role models to young learners; (3) the creation of child-friendly learning environments in target areas that have provided children particularly girls with opportunities to enroll participate and remain in school; (4) supplying 'school-in-a-box' kits which have benefitted over 25 000 learners; (5) the enrolment of 83 627 children with various learning needs to primary schools in Malawi; and (6) the development and operationalization of the Education Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) and support to the Fast Track Initiative.