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Reducing poverty levels and creating an enabling environment for socio-economic development in rural areas has been on the development agenda of successive governments in Zambia. Literature shows that in Zambia, rural areas have for a long time lagged behind in terms of development. Standard of...

Adolescents in Zambia face complex and significant challenges in addressing their sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs and this is evident in the rise in adolescent pregnancies. According to the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education bulletins of 2012, 2012...

Background: There is a large literature that has documented inequalities in utilization of healthcare in Zambia, and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is little or no literature that is focussing on inequalities in utilization of family planning services and decomposition of the...

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a well-organized education system with a policy that advocates for “Holistic Christian Education for Character Formation”. The physical, social, spiritual, intellectual, moral and emotional competencies form core values in the church’s education system....

This study sought to establish the sustainability of Panuka institute. The objectives were to: describe the factors which led to the success of Panuka Institute; establish the circumstances which led to the subsequent down fall and explore community perspectives on how Panuka Institute can be...

This study on sustainable household practices for transforming environmental concerns into environmental solutions in informal settlements was conducted in Kanyama Ward 10, Zones 98 and 100, Lusaka District. The study identified household practices among residents that could contribute to enhance...

Literacy is at the heart of a learners‟ ability to learn and succeed in the school and beyond. It is essential that all learners from early childhood to Grade 12 are given the best chance to master literacy so that they can meet the challenges of the 21st century. Historically, Zambia has been...

English has always been the language of government business, judiciary, media and employment and a compulsory subject from grade five to the final year of secondary education while Zambian languages are used as medium of instruction from grade 1-4 and as a subject from grade 5-12 and have largely...

The study explored teacher-parent collaboration in learners’ homework in one school of Ndola District. The objectives of the study were to: explore the type of parental involvement in their childrens’ homework. To find out parents’ views about their involvement in their childrens’ homework....

Good classroom practices in algebraic word problems by teachers at junior secondary school level are crucial if learners are to build a strong foundation in mathematics. Algebra is important as it is a pre-requisite to nearly all forms of mathematics. Many scholars analysed learners’ errors in...