The Herald
Wendy Nyakurerwa-Matinde-Manicaland Bureau
Learners in rural and marginalised areas continue to benefit from the national e-learning strategy for schools approved last year to ensure that all schools have practical internet access so the education system can cope with disruption such as disease outbreaks and natural disasters.
The implementation of the national e-learning strategy for schools is being led by Government and is complemented by Unicef’s ‘Re-imagine Education’ and the Unicef-ITU Giga initiative, among other programmes.
Zimbabwe is one of the 19 countries participating in Giga, a global initiative to connect 2,8 million schools, including all schools in Zimbabwe, to the internet by 2030.
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More rural schools get internet, solar energy
