Schulen für Afrika

In those countries UNICEF has already built schools:
Schulen in Afrika Angola Simbabwe Südafrika Mosambik Malawi Ruanda
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Education is the entrance ticket to a good life,the best insurance against hunger, poverty and violence. In the southern part of Africa there is still a long way to go. About 45 million children do not have a primary school education. Almost every second child has no chance to learn how to read and write, essential to living a life of dignity and self-determination.The aim of the Schools for Africa project is to provide primary school education.

Schools for Afica has so far been built and repaired schools in six different African countries. Children are provided with books and pens, and teachers are trained. The citizens of the villages help to build the schools and take responsibility in running them.


Successes.

Schulkinder an der Tafel

In Sub-Saharan Africa, 45 million children dont get to go to school. Thats one half of Africas future trapped behind an insurmountable wall of ignorance, poverty and discrimination.UNICEF SFA International Fundraising Campaign was initiated in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Hamburg Society for the promotion of Democracy and International Law.

Launched in Cape Town on December 6, 2004, Schools for Africa was the brainchild of German shipping magnate Peter Krämer, who has personally donated EUR 3.8 million (around USD 5.0 million) to the campaign. Since then, it has continued to attract contributions totaling many millions of dollars from prominent corporate, state and individual donors. SFA aims to let 4 million of Africas most vulnerable children go to school. Working with governments, local authorities and communities initially in six of Africas most needy countries, UNICEF is helping to build basic new schools and repair existing ones. Children receive exercise books, pencils and other learning materials, and UNICEF is training thousands of additional teachers. Our focus is on helping the most disadvantaged orphans, children living in extreme poverty, and girls, who are often denied an education for cultural or domestic reasons. Scalability and sustainability are key elements of the campaign. Villagers work alongside UNICEF to build local schools themselves, and then take over responsibility for maintaining and running them. At the same time, UNICEF strives to help national agencies institutionalize and scale-up the Schools for Africa approach and framework, so that local successes can be replicated many times over, across the country. Schools for Africa is making a significant contribution to Nelson Mandelas legacy and vision for the education of Africas children and the alleviation of poverty, particularly in rural areas.

The official website ofSchools for Africa is available http://www.schoolsforafrica.com/.