Tanzania Announces US $60 Million Programme to Improve Schools

Tanzania: Sh16 Billion Required to Improve Schools
AllAfrica.com
Musoma — Primary schools in Musoma Rural District need Sh16 billion to put up essential infrastructure required for improving learning and teaching environment, education stakeholders were told here yesterday. The Musoma Rural District Council ...

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda said yesterday that Primary Schools the country were facing a shortage of about 1.4 desks, directing the education ministry to do whatever it can to address the problem that affects academic performance of students.

FULL ZIFF SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEDChief Guest Mos Def also Confirmed alongside Leleti Khumalo

The Zanzibar International Film Festival, taking place from July 18 – 26th has officially announced its full schedule and programme of events. This year sees an incredible selection of over eighty films being screened at four venues in Stone Town, in addition to screenings in villages across Zanzibar island and Pemba.
A full workshop programme, nightly music concerts, special screenings as well as annual...

*Chief Guest Mos Def also Confirmed alongside Leleti Khumalo

The Zanzibar International Film Festival, taking place from July 18 – 26th has officially announced its full schedule and programme of events. This year sees an incredible selection of over eighty films being screened at four venues in Stone Town, in addition to screenings in villages across Zanzibar island and Pemba.

A full workshop programme, nightly music concerts, special screenings as well as annual Women’s Parade and Market...

STEP programme pushes to improve education standards
Daily News
THE government will train 18,015 teachers countrywide under the Student Teacher Enrichment Programme (STEP) in a bid to improve education standards. The first phase of the programme started on March 9, this year, whereas 9,039 teachers from 20 ...

Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced today as winners.

Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced today at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society, as winners of the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise (http://www.rolexawards.com).

Arthur Zang, Rolex Young Laureate 2014.

This year’s Young Laureates – aged 30 and under – impress by both their leadership qualities and in their ability...

Musoma Rural District Council admits that not a single primary school is furnished with a toilet for teachers

Will ranking of schools according to performance improve our education?
IPPmedia
On February 22 last year the government of President Jakaya Kikwete (2005--) formally launched a much-vaunted programme, dubbed 'Big Results Now' (BRN), that's apparently intending to jump Tanzania over from its current Least Developed Developing ...

Training pushes to improve nutrition in schools
Daily News
THE Arusha Non-Government Organisation Network (ANGONET) in association with the Partisan for Nutrition Tanzania (PANITA) have set out to conduct extensive training on matters of food and nutrition to local primary and secondary schools.