Sentence examples for reducing school fees from inspiring English sources

The programme, which began in 2004, was developed with the aim of reducing school fees to encourage parents to enrol their children, particularly girls, in school.

Uganda has used its debt relief to reduce school fees.

However, only a limited number of countries in the region have opted to eliminate or reduce school fees in one way or another: Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Togo and Benin.

"I tell my daughter to study harder so she can reduce the school fees," Mrs. Cao said.

Under the watchful eye of Protocol participants, Ghana and the Ivory Coast have stepped up efforts to monitor labor conditions, reduce or eliminate school fees, and invest in the education of local children.

UNICEF also advocates bold initiatives that can boost enrolments and participation, like abolishing school fees and reducing other costs, and devising an essential learning package that can be used in emergency situations.

As school fees are reduced or eliminated, national budgets need to be increased to keep up with the costs of educating larger numbers of children.

As a reward for Nefa's enthusiasm and dedication to mentoring children in her community, her school fees have been reduced.

- Financial incentives targeted at reducing barriers to girls' education such as exempting parents of any costs, like school fees or uniforms or stationary should be put in place.

Programs that reduce the direct costs of school attendance (e.g. elimination of school fees) or target subsidies to girls (scholarship programs) seem to be effective.

In several countries, there has been recent progress in reducing the disparity between orphans and nonorphans in access to education, partly due to the abolition of school fees.