Unicef in action
Overarching all of UNICEF’s education projects is the support given to policy development and sector coordination. UNICEF acts as a catalyst for change in the sector by supporting the Ministry of Education to mobilise all partners behind a national plan of response for education. At the core of a more holistic approach to development and the role of education, is the vision of schools as centers for change at the community level, providing not only education, but also information and orientation in other areas, such as health and hygiene education, HIV/AIDS and mine awareness, to increase the life skills of both children and their caregivers. An operational sector coordination mechanism is being established foreseen to be increasingly government led. It is expected that the sector coordination group will contribute to the development of strategic papers on specific thematic issues, e.g. teacher training, HIV/AIDS and health education, school construction, EMIS and education statistics and research, and will support government to implement the Education Reforms. Under the framework of the long-term Education for All Plan, UNICEF is also assisting the Ministry of Education to formulate a Medium Term Strategic Plan for the education sector in Angola. The plan will identify the priorities and financing requirements. This strategic plan will be linked to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and priorities set out in the Poverty Reduction Strategic Plan. The following three projects that cover the whole life-cycle of children from pre-school age until, and including, adolescence are currently being supported: • Early Childhood Development Through these projects it is expected to benefit: • 600.000 pre-school children
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