POLICY BRIEF: TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN ZIMBABWE

The Education Coalition of Zimbabwe (ECOZI), established in June 2009, is a network of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs), Teacher Unions, Faith Based Organizations, Community Based Organizations and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe with an interest and working within the education sector. ECOZI is an apolitical and nonpartisan coalition that unites civil society in the common pursuit of the right to quality, free basic education for all, with emphasis on public funded education. ECOZI is a Private Voluntary Organization registered under Private Voluntary Organization Act (Chapter 17.05). In 2021, ECOZI completed the Results to Education Index (RTEI) Questionnaire. RTEI is a global accountability initiative that aims to ensure that all people, no matter where they live, enjoy their right to a quality education. It is a global index global index built out of the international right to education framework to monitor country progress towards its fulfillment. In order to obtain these results, Results Educational Fund (RESULTS) partners with civil society organizations, research institutions and governments to collect data on a wide range indicator explicitly derived from the international right to education framework. The primary tool of the RTEI is the RTEI Questionnaire which is a comprehensive survey of close ended questions and answered with supporting documents. Each question has an explicit basis in one or several international human rights instruments.