60% of rural children suffer from multidimensional poverty: Report

ABOUT 60% of Zimbabwe’s rural children suffer from multidimensional poverty amid a growing inequality gap in the education sector exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, among many other challenges, a recent report has indicated.

Zimbabwe has remained backward in the observance of the agenda for sustainable and equitable access to education, with significant barriers recognised on access and quality of education, especially to marginalised groups.

According to the Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development (Zimcodd), Zimbabwe is ranked 146 out of 191 countries on the Human Development Index.

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