NAQEZ Worried Over Government’s Failure to Disburse Free Education Grants in Time
Written by Mafken FM Newsroom on 13 January 2025
By Staff Reporter
The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) is worried that Government has not yet disbursed free education grants to all public schools in the country hours even as schools open for Term One 2025 today.
NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa says the failure to effect school grant disbursement in time places head teachers of primary and secondary schools in an awkward position.
Mr. Chansa says this delay also compromises schools’ readiness for effective teaching and learning at the beginning of the academic year 2025, the first year of implementing the new curriculum.
He notes that since January 2022, the Government has maintained an impressive record of supporting schools through timely grant disbursements, However, this abrupt lapse is concerning.
Mr. Chansa has appealed to the Ministry of Finance to urgently mobilise funds to ensure schools can begin the term on a solid footing.
