Contemporary Challenges In Basic Education :: Mmegi Online

Recent Issues have identified some gains that have been made since the launch of Education for All (EFA) in 1990 and further highlighted some challenges for both national governments and international development agencies. This column now re-visits the 'basic education programme' and identifies the contemporary challenges that Botswana may need to face head-on.

One of the major goals of EFA is: "that by 2015 all children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minority [groups], have access to and complete free and compulsory primary education of good quality".

The issue of access to good quality formal education or schooling has remained a critical challenge facing most of the low-income and middle-income countries.
Admittedly, Botswana has always been ahead in paying attention to the educational needs of its people, even before the launch of EFA in 1990.

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