ZMB-Improving Access to Education Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

​Early in the Month of April, the Zambian Government through the President made preventive measures towards the COVID-19 Pandemic to ensure that it does not spread and claim many lives in Zambia. One of the major preventive measure was the closure of all learning institutions. Despite this, Bosco Youth Reach embarked on carrying out Institutional Development that are related to accessing of Education and improving the quality. Bosco Youth Reach out in Collaboration with the Don Bosco Secondary School in Mansa through the Salesians of Don Bosco Provincial Development Office began to conduct Online Lessons on Radio Stations for examination classes in order to reach the less privileged in the society that do no have access to online platforms like TV and internet. This was in its efforts to supplement governments efforts in reducing illiteracy and continuing education process for the young people in examination classes.  Consultative meetings were held in Mansa and Lusaka with groups of Selected teachers and representatives from the ministry of education.