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EdTech in Zimbabwe: A Rapid Scan

SDGs Impacted

EdTech Hub country scans explore factors that enable and hinder the use of technology in education. These factors include the policy or vision for EdTech, institutional capacity, private-sector partnerships, and the digital infrastructure. This report is based primarily on desk research, with quality assurance provided by a country expert. In this document, Zimbabwe's national and education ICT policies are described, considering the latter in greater detail, including long-term strategy, specially the ICT Policy for Primary and Secondary Education (2019–2023).

Impact / Outcome
One of Zimbabwe’s initiatives is called Ruzivo Digital Learning. Ruzivo is an interactive digital learning platform, targeting primary and high school learners. All content is aligned to the national curriculum and has been approved by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education. It works with basic mobile phones to deliver supplementary learning and revision materials to students. As at 2020 it reported to have 1,6 million students.
Funding sources
Public
Key Metrics
Enable all learners to achieve their full potential through ICT
Locations
Africa, Africa, Zimbabwe
Sector
Education
Intervention lever
Direct government
Operating model
Public-private partnership
Target populations
Children, Youth
Year published
30 June 2020

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