On the 18th of April 2013 the ECSITE project was officially launched in Ndola, Zambia, in the presence of the District Education Board Secretaries (DEBS) from the project areas. The event was also attended by the Director Teacher Education, representing the Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Education; the EU Head of Cooperation in Zambia, Mr Aad Biesebroek; and the Director-General and other staff of VVOB.
"We now have an overview of the 250 schools we will be working with", explains Bornwell Mwewa of VVOB Zambia. "Some of them are in a very dire situation. It is encouraging to note that they have very committed volunteer teachers. They are serving their communities with little or negligible compensation and are very eager to learn to improve their practice.
This will definitely be a great motivating factor for the ECSITE project team. We look forward to witnessing positive changes for the Zambian vulnerable children that Community Schools serve."
