Agricultural hubs for sustainable schools

The project's multi-pronged approach aimed to establish agricultural school-run businesses in order to provide rural schools with sustainable sources of income using organic agricultural practices and relevant ICT resources. By the end of the project, two agricultural hub shop social enterprises at Sciamucaala and Kariba South School were established and were deemed as businesses by the Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Education during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The school-run enterprises are managed and marketed by the schools Enterprise Committees and enable 2,000 farmers within the schools’ vicinity to have improved access to tools and resources, providing them with sustainable climate-smart livelihoods. The agricultural hubs have a steady market from within the local community and the community are now able to generate more income for themselves through the products and services. Revenue from the hubs is reinvested into the schools. enabling them to, in the longer term, become self-sustaining. The two partner schools were equipped with ZeduPads (e-learning tablets), benefitting 880 students. Despite Zambian schools closing for 9 months because of the pandemic, the regular use of Zedupads increased attendance at both schools, and primary exam results increased by an average of 15%. An additional benefit of the project is the construction of 4 additional rainwater harvesting systems in the community, resulting in a 20% increase in families collecting and storing rainwater.

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