Schools for Africa: Making a Positive Impact on Education In Thirteen 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 2

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 3

Schools for Africa: THE MISSION To provide access to quality basic education for children, focusing on girls, orphans, and other vulnerable youngsters. Image from used with permission 4

Schools for Africa: THE COUNTRIES AngolaNiger MalawiBurkina Faso MozambiqueMali RwandaEthiopia South Africa Madagascar ZimbabweSierra Leone Guinea Bissau 5

Schools for Africa: THE GOALS Providing:  Improved classroom buildings and equipment  Safe water and improved sanitation facilities for girls and boys  Other facilities (e.g. play areas, libraries, etc.)  Life-skills education, including but not limited to HIV prevention, health, nutrition, hygiene and sanitation 6

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 7

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) 8

Schools for Africa: THE CURRENT STATUS  Early childhood development  Access and retention to quality primary basic education Image from used with permission 9

Schools for Africa: THE CURRENT STATUS  Non-formal education  HIV prevention in schools  Education in emergencies Image from used with permission 10

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. 11

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) 12

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) 13

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) 14A

Schools for Africa: THE BUZZ Schools for Africa Newsettes Empower with Programs The Corner Swapshop Fundraising ideas 14B

Schools for Africa: To Make a Donation Checks should be made out to US Fund for UNICEF and sent to: US Fund for UNIECF Attention: NGO Department 125 Maiden Lane New York, New York

Schools for Africa: THE APPENDIX SFA Schools for Africa CFSChild-Friendly Schools ECDEarly Childhood Development MDGMillennium Development Goals 16

Schools for Africa: Making a Positive Impact on Education in Thirteen Sub-Saharan Countries Prepared by the International Educational Excellence Committee 17