Zambia Education Sector Budget Support Programme

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Key Information

The Education Sector Budget Support Programme (SBS) is supporting the improvement of education quality and increased equitable participation in the education system in Zambia through effective implementation of the Government of the Republic of Zambia’s (GRZ) Education National Implementation Framework (NIF) III. The expected impact of the programme is increased achievement in learning for boys and girls by increasing equitable access to quality education and skills training to enhance human capacity for sustainable national development. This impact statement is taken from the Education Sector National Implementation Framework 2011-15 (NIF III) indicating the alignment of the programme with Government’s education priorities. Equity and gender are integrated into all sector dialogue discussions and most indicators are gender disaggregated. In 2015 there was progress on supporting community schools, which service the poorest communities, often in rural areas. The community school guidelines were finalised, as was a lower cost model for school construction of latrines that incorporate menstrual hygiene management; particularly affecting girls’ access in upper primary and into secondary education.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

Zambia

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Zambia

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2013 - 2022

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of General Education (MOGE), Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE)

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary
  • Primary completion
  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Quality

  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Early/child marriage
  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Gender equality
  • Menstrual hygiene management

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

  • Teachers - female
  • Teachers - male

Participants include

  • N/A

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments

Life skills education

  • Gender, rights and power

Other

  • Coordinated Action

Teaching

  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Education sector plans, budgets, policies, and data systems are more gender-equitable
  • Gender parity and non-discrimination are promoted at all subjects/education levels
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased secondary school enrolment
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved health - other
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms