Mozambican educators have no chance of promotion – Zambezia

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Mozambican educators have no chance of promotion – Zambezia

1:16 CAT | 19 Sep 2016

DW / Zambezia province teachers

The financial crisis is affecting education, with teachers in Zambezia saying they are frustrated by the government’s announcement that it has no money to appoint new teachers or promote them professionally.

Zambezia teachers and school principals told DW Africa that they are angry with the Mozambican government, because many education sector employees, particularly in Zambezia, have lost the right to be appointed and promoted professionally as a result of lack of funds.

“We were told that the financial crisis would not affect the education sector. When they say there will be no progress [in our careers], they do not tell us the reasons. They just say, ‘You have to wait’. No one likes it when this happens,” said one teacher who declined to be identified.

Another teacher said that the situation facing many teachers and education sector employees in Zambezia required an explanation from the government .

“This year, we had a greater difficulty. Some teachers should be moving up professional categories, for completion of academic levels. This is a very sad matter,” one teacher complained.

“We received a circular from the Provincial Directorate of Economics and Finance saying that, because of the budget adjustment this year, career progression would not be possible,” she said.

Children during class at a primary school in Zambezia

Little money, a lot of patience

Mohamed Hibraimo, spokesperson for Zambezia Provincial Education and Human Development Directorate, says: “Let us have patience, because this affects us all. It is a process that is affecting the whole country, including teaching colleagues. Let us have patience, better days will come. As soon as the economic situation improves, I think the country will begin to achieve those growth numbers, I think things will improve.”

Many public education institutions in Zambezia use their own funds for internal spending, but some still lack paper and power for the lights for students attending evening classes.

“In my view, when they said that you will not be affected, I would say it was to reassure the communities and the people that no school would be closed because of the crisis,” Hibraimo added.

Financially, Zambezia is being hit hard, with not only food but clothing prices skyrocketing. A litre of cooking oil, for example, has recently doubled from 75 to 150 meticais – the equivalent to 1.5 euros.

Source: Deutsche Welle