By Staff Reporter
Windhoek, Oct. 18 — Rural public colleges in Namibia preserve to stand severe demanding situations that have an effect on colleges` overall performance and the excellent of education. Lack of the right infrastructure, professional instructors and coaching substances are a few examples. From this background, the EduVision Project got here to the realisation to task the ever-converting wishes of the groups and cope with the unlucky narrative of the loss of the right infrastructure for each the academics and the newbies in rural Namibia thru on-line learning. The Capricorn Foundation contributed N$540 000 to EduVision in its monetary 12 months which ended on 30 June 2022.
With the help of many stakeholders, such as the Capricorn Foundation, EduVision is able to reduce academic disparities between urban and remote schools in Namibia. EduVision provides internet, equipment, and training to instructors and students in grades 10 – 12 in the fields of Physics, Mathematics, Biology, and Chemistry in accordance with the Namibia Curriculum, NSSC (O), and NSSC (C) (AS). The initiative began in 2018 at Tsumkwe Secondary School in the Otjozondjupa district. Today, the project helps 15 schools in the Otjozondjupa, Kunene, Kavango West, Hardap, and Omaheke districts of Namibia.
“The EduVision project is the first of its kind in Namibia. We have teachers from the EduGate Academy in Otjiwarongo, who give live lessons on request, and the different schools join online and participate in these sessions and ask questions. Furthermore, there are also pre-recorded sessions available on the EduVision portal for the learners and the teachers to go through the recordings in their own time. Our aim is not to take the place of any teacher but to support them in their roles”, said Jurita Potgieter, EduVision Project Coordinator.
“Education is one of the Capricorn Foundation’s primary focus areas, and as Connectors of Positive Change, partnering with EduVision in supporting schools is critical to help improve the quality of education and give the Namibian child in rural Namibia the same access to learning opportunities as their peers in urban Namibia,” said Marlize Horn, Executive Officer of the Capricorn Foundation. We are pleased with our relationship with EduVision since 2020 in providing quality education to rural school students and instructors.”
