The school growing a digital forest

>On a hot afternoon in the Kibera slums in Nairobi, a Form One maths lesson is underway at Kibera Girls Soccer Secondary School. Their teacher, Ms Dhalifa Hassan, writes a formula on the white board and asks one of the students to read it aloud.

 Since December 31, 2012 Tanzania started migrating from analogue to digital broadcasting. The implementation has been successful by 100% which makes Tanzania the first country in the East African Community (EAC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to meet the deadline imposed by the International Telecommunication Unity (ITU). In fostering this process StarTimes in partnership with SmartCodes is now running a campaign which offers an added value to digital...

Ms. Esra Esriti Managing Director of Aydin logistics joined by The Ambassador of Turkey to Tanzania Mr. Ali Davudoglu and Vingunguti primary school officials Mr. Calist Chuwa during the handover of the desks at Vingunguti.

Students of Vingunguti primary school sitting down during the donation ceremony.

The education system in Tanzania has been criticized however there are various efforts put in place to reform the sector by both the government and the private corporation.  Consequently,...

ABC Online
Revisiting the School of St Jude, the Tanzanian high school Australians helped ...
ABC Online
As a journalist, it is not often you get to see a tangible example of the effect your work can have. Sometimes you hope that a particular story will achieve something — expose an injustice or bring about much-needed change, but most of the time, the ...

How planting a forest is helping nearby fishermen

President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned public schools against increasing school fees arbitrarily.

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Tanana Middle School student keeps her school green
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Tanana Middle School seventh grader Arusha Patterson, left, and Interior Alaska Green Star executive directory Becca Brado, right, go though electronics Patterson collected at the school to be recycled Friday morning, January 16, 2015. Electronics Recycling ...