TANZANIA
FAWE Tanzania contact details
Ag. Coordinator: Ms. Neema Kitundu
Chair: Mrs. M.J Malale wakitala@yahoo.com
Address:FAWE Tanzania Chapter, Posta House Building
1st Floor Room No. 102 Ohio Street/Ghana Avenue
P.O. Box 63319
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
Tel: (255) 222-2122871
Fax: N/A
Email: fawetz@posta.co.tz / nemsoki@yahoo.com
Skype: fawetz
Background:
Population (millions) 39.5
Population Growth Rate (%) 2.5
HIV Prevalence Rate, ages 15-49 (%) 5.6
Human Development Index (HDI) Rank: 148
Educaton Status:
Primary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
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Primary Completion Rate (%)
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Secondary Net Enrollment Rate (%)
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Vocational and Technical (% of secondary enrolment) (%)
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Tertiary Gross Enrollment Ratio (%)
M/F 1.4
M 2.0
F 0.9
Adult Literacy Rate (%)
M/F 69
M 78
F 62
Financing of education
Public Education Spending (% of Government Spending) 27.5
Source: World Bank Education Statistics. Last updated April 2008
FAWE’S Action on the ground
Policy Advocacy
• Trained a country core group in gender mainstreaming EFA NAPs
• Monitoring of gender responsiveness in implementation of PEDP
• Worked with Ministry of Education to institute gender responsive curriculum and teaching methodologies
• Developed a gender management training manual
Community Advocacy
• Lobbying activities on gender issue within Ministry of Education
• Procession in Arusha in support of girls’ education during EDEA Biennial
• Gender sensitisation programmes targeting villages, government and civic department
Interventions
- Bursaries for poor girls transiting to secondary schools
- Established 22 Tuseme club sand 12 FEMSA clubs in 34 schools
- Implemented an international Labour Organization (ILO) child labour project
- Remedial classes improved performance at the COE
- Community participation in curbing dropout of girls at COE
- Chapter joined Tanzania Educational Network (TEN/MET) and formed coalition to facilitate the Global Campaign for Education week
- Chapter participated in trucking funds disbursed by government for schools.
- Promoting learning of SMT among girls
- Workshop for education officials on SMT best practices
- Establishment of Tuseme clubs
- Collaboration with civic councillors leading to financial support of the centre of excellence.