XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240430) -- BEIJING, April 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Preschool children under the program of "Out of School Education for Children (OSEC)" enter their classroom in Mosokotso land located in Botswana's southern district of Kweneng, Gaborone on April 9, 2024. (Photo by Metlha Ngubevana/Xinhua)

Botswana's OSEC program offers rural children opportunity for preschool education

STORY: Botswana's OSEC program offers rural children opportunity for preschool education SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Gaborone CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the school in Mosokotso, Botswana's southern district of Kweneng 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PATIENCE RAKENOSI, Teacher STORYLINE: Mosokotso land is located in Botswana's southern district of Kweneng, just five km outside Molepolole, one of the country's largest villages. In a small room in the yard of the Village Development Committee (VDC), students are reading out the names of the animals. The children are being taught through the Out of School Education for Children (OSEC), a program run by the Out of School Education and Training (OSET) under the Ministry of Education and Skills Development. The OSEC is a viable alternative to ensure Botswana's promise of education for all. It addresses the needs of specific groups of children who are out of school for various reasons, particularly t

BOTSWANA-OSEC PROGRAM-PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

BOTSWANA-OSEC PROGRAM-PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

(240429) -- MOSOKOTSO, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Patience Rakenosi teaches at a preschool under the "Out of School Education for Children (OSEC)" program in Mosokotso land located in Botswana's southern district of Kweneng, on April 9, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana's OSEC program offers rural children opportunity for preschool education" (Photo by Metlha Ngubevana/Xinhua)

BOTSWANA-OSEC PROGRAM-PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

BOTSWANA-OSEC PROGRAM-PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

(240429) -- MOSOKOTSO, April 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Preschool children under the program of "Out of School Education for Children (OSEC)" enter their classroom in Mosokotso land located in Botswana's southern district of Kweneng, Gaborone on April 9, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Botswana's OSEC program offers rural children opportunity for preschool education" (Photo by Metlha Ngubevana/Xinhua)