challenges at university of zambia

The Universal Primary Educational goal of 2015 will not be achieved if government does not address the challenges that have eroded the educational sector.

Government should pay attention to the requirements that enhance effective learning.

Zambia has been ranked among the countries in the sub region that allocate the lowest proportion of its Gross Domestic Product to the education sector.

The water problems at most learning institutions have proved government’s lack of concern to the education sector.

In July, there was a critical water shortage at Namuswa Basic School in Choma.

The water shortage forced some girl pupils to prematurely abandon school.

The fetching of water from outside the school by the pupils had adversely affected learning.

The head teacher at the school explained that the boreholes at the school were non-functional and that the persistent water problem had been reported to the authorities in the district, but they had no solution.

In October, Pemba Boarding High School also in Choma faced the same problem of water.

Again the district commissioner was informed but he seemed to have no solution.

And now, Evelyn Hone College has been indefinitely closed due to water shortage at the institution.

This is not the first time the institution is facing this problem.

The University of Zambia has also on several occasions faced such problems.

The problem of water has been on-going and it is only when it escalates that the government tries to intervene.

It is said that for development to take place, people should be educated in order to handle resources in a rational manner.

But one wonders how people can have quality education if problems of water persist at institutions of learning.

It is high time the government looked into the plight of the education sector in the country.