Stories from the Field: Meet Rakia - Asheti Nomadic School

Eritrea’s Ministry of Education, and UNICEF have partnered closely to address many of the educational challenges that students in Eritrea’s hardest to reach areas face. With funding from the first round of the GPE- Education Sector Implementation Grant (ESPIG), the Ministry of Education and UNICEF have been able to construct schools in remote communities, train elementary and middle school teachers to be deployed to those communities, and ensure the availability of curriculum materials and support systems nationwide.