An educationist in Kawambwa says the Ministry of Education has introduced some interventions to encourage the girl-child to continue with education.
Kawambwa District Education Board Secretary (DEBS), Ngosa Katoti, said this in
Kawambwa during the dissemination workshop of the Vision 2030 and the
Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP).
Mr. Katati says government has intruduced interventions such as Programme for
advancement of girls’ eduction.
He says government was worried with the girls’ education as their completion levels
are bad compared to the boys’, hence the introduction of some interventions.
Mr. Kakoti pointed out that there are no plans by the Ministry of Education to
reduce the enrolment age from seven years to either five or six.
He explained that at the age of five or six, children are not matured enough in
thinking to enbale them start receiving training .
Mr. Katati noted that, because of this, the enrolment age cannot be reduced from seven.
He was answering a quesiton from a member of the entourage from the Ministry of
Finance, who wanted to know why government cannot reduce the enrolment age to either five or six especially for the girl child that grows faster.
However, some stakeholders also observed that girls grow faster and that it would be
better to enroll them at the age of either five or six before they start involving
themselves into illicit activities that lead to pregnancies.
