UNICEF Mozambique Accelerated School Readiness Pilot Programme

  • P Project/Program

I Inactive

Key Information

Accelerated school readiness pilot program implemented in Zambézia province from 2016-2019 to prepare children entering grade 1. Included a 120-hour summer school readiness program, home-based parent education sessions, and capacity building for schools/teachers.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Mozambique

Activity URL

https://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/5.Mozambique.pdf

Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated program
Years

2016 - 2019

Partner(s)

Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of Education and Human Development
Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response
Unknown
Geographic Scope
Sub-national
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
  • Early childhood development
Quality
  • Teacher training
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas

Not applicable or unknown

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Fathers, Girls in school, Mothers, Other caregivers, School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

5 - 6

School Enrolment Status

Population of interest is not school-aged

School Level

  • Pre-school
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top
School-related gender-based violence
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Social/gender norms change
  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown