National Challenges
88% of rural children live in multidimensional poverty
29% of children under five are stunted due to chronic malnutrition
More than 5,100 primary schools rely on multi-grade classrooms
78% of Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning
Rural learners are 3–4 years behind their wealthier peers by Grade 9
Only ~50% of learners complete Grade 12
KwaZulu-Natal & uMzinyathi
200,000+ children in KZN walk over 3 km to school each day
Only 46.5% of young children in KZN attend any form of pre-school
In uMzinyathi District, 93% of people live below the poverty line
