Educational NGO focuses on literacy

Despite efforts by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Authority research reports by education stakeholders still indicate a decline in literacy standards.

Bilal to grace literacy seminar
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VICE-PRESIDENT Mohamed Gharib Bilal is expected to grace the International Conference on Literacy and Numeracy, which the University of Dar es Salaam School of Education (UDSE) is hosting in the city on Thursday. UDSE Dean Hillary Dachi, told ...

>September 8, is the annual event set for marking the International Literacy Day. This year, Tanzania is supposed to join forces with Unesco and the rest of the world in giving priority to literacy as a leading contributor to national development.

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Temeke District leads in pupil literacy - research
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Temeke District in Dar es Salaam leads in the ability of its pupils to read, write and count after scoring an aggregate of 66.8 percent in a research conducted in 126 districts countrywide. A non-governmental organisation – Uwezo – conducted the research ...

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Mbeya ranks high in basic EA literacy
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TANZANIA's Mbeya Urban has emerged the best performing district in basic literacy and numeracy skills among primary school children in East Africa, with Kenyan districts dominating the rest of the top ten slots. Most children in East Africa, according to new ...
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Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Literacy Day, 8 September 2015

Every year, on September 8th, we raise the flag for literacy as a human right, as a force for dignity, and as a foundation for cohesive societies and sustainable development.

This message is especially vital this year, when States will adopt a new agenda for education and development to guide the next 15 years. Promoting literacy must stand at the heart of this new agenda....

As the world marks International Literacy Day (ILD) today, a Unesco initiative which was first celebrated on September 8 in 1966, we need to take stock of our situation in Tanzania.

African countries neighbouring those most affected by the deadly Ebola virus must be better prepared, the World Health Organization says.