Zimbabwe on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rwanda on the exchange of teachers and other educational personnel.
The agreement is designed to protect citizens from the dangers of unethical and unfair recruitment practices for human capital across national borders and explore African solutions to challenges, Paul Mavhima, Zimbabwe’s minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, said at the signing ceremony.
“I have no doubt this MOU shall indeed be a template of good practice across the continent of Africa and beyond,” Mavhima said.
Zimbabwe would send 306 teachers to Kigali as part of an effort to strengthen cooperation and partnership between the two countries.
During the virtual signing ceremony Rwanda’s Minister of Education, Uwamariya Valentine praised the move, adding that “it started with a focus on employment of Zimbabwean English and STEM teachers in Rwanda.”
“The MoU will also make it possible for Rwanda to hire Zimbabwean teachers and lecturers for teaching in associate nursing schools and the college of medicine and health sciences,” she added.
Mujawamariya said that this MoU will cement good cooperation that exists between both countries.
“Our Countries have proven the need for our countries to expand the existing cooperation in a sense of urgency. This has inspired us to follow the strategic vision of strengthening the development of our sister countries through cooperation and partnership”, she said.
Mavima added that the MoU, is in line with Africa’s ambition of ending unemployment for its youth.
Requisite pre-departure training of the selected personnel will be conducted to ensure that they easily fit and adjust to the working conditons in Rwanda, he said.
The signing of the agreement came after Rwandan President Paul Kagame indicated earlier in October that his country was willing to recruit Zimbabwean educators.