SchoolNet Mozambique

SchoolNet Mozambique (SNMoz) is an in-house project of the Mozambican Ministry of Education. It is also an important national partner of SchoolNet Africa as it is the only Lusophone country with an established Schoolnet program at this stage. SchoolNet Mozambique has partnered with the TDM, CABO TV, IDRC, Direqlearn and Microsoft in its start-up phase.

Historically SchoolNet Mozambique dates back to 2020 when it started as Internet para as Escolas. In 2020, the Internet para as Escolas project was handed over to the Ministry of Education who now takes the lead in resourcing Mozambican schools with access to and use of ICTs as a tool for learning and teaching.

Vision:

The empowerment of all Mozambican youth to be global participants through the effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in education.

Mission:

SchoolNet Mozambique will support schools throughout the country by building access to ICTs, facilitating training of teachers and teacher trainers and building education content for use by learners and teachers in Mozambican schools

Over the next three years, SchoolNet Mozambique will:

• Support the growth of ICT access to Mozambican schools
• Facilitate low cost connectivity for schools across Mozambique
• Build local school-based champions
• Support online educational content for use by Mozambican learners and teachers
• Support the integration of ICTs in teacher training by also working with the teacher training institutions
• Foster gender responsiveness and gender equality in all ICT in education programs in Mozambican schools
• Develop an education portal to support teachers and learners in Mozambique
• Provide strategic inputs into policy development in support of school networking
• Raise awareness of the potential of ICTs in education
• Build effective partnerships locally, regionally and globally; and
• Promote ICT-related teacher training contents.

ESCOLAS DOT MZ: 2020-2020

ESCOLAS DOT MZ is SchoolNet Mozambique’s programmatic launchpad comprising five major programs with a range of sub-projects and partners. The strategic goals of ESCOLAS DOT MZ are geared towards supporting primary, secondary schools, technical and vocational institutes and IMAPs in using ICTs to support learning and teaching.

The five flagship programmes are:

• Towards Education For All
• Connecting Mozambican Schools
• Building a Mozambican Education Portal
• Developing Mozambican Learning Circles
• Towards a Mozambican Teachers Network

SchoolNet Mozambique’s Framework for Sustainability:

• Establishing multiple partnerships with donor, development agencies and the private sectors for each of the ESCOLAS DOT MZ projects
• Integrating core costs in project-based funding programs with donor organizations.
• Advertising and sponsorship revenue from the private sector
• Producing products with revenue streams
• Explore the prospect of SchoolNet Mozambique becoming an ISP

Contact:

Kauxique Maganlal, [email protected]