Danida havde i sin tid et særligt hold, der kørte rundt og hjalp med at istandsætte skoler i Tanzania – nu skal der nås “Store resultater Nu”, for det er langt fra nok, at skolerne står der, eleverne i de overfyldte klasser skal også lære noget – her en historie, vi ikke fik med i sommerpausen.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS (Feature)
* Tanzania has made huge progress over the past decade in getting children into school, but learning outcomes have been declining as schools cope with larger numbers of children.
* To urgently address this, Tanzania, with support from the World Bank and other donors, is adopting a new approach to solving development challenges in education under the “Big Results Now in Education” program.
* The program is expected to fast track quality improvements in primary and secondary education to ensure that students are not just going to school but actually learning.
DAR ES SALAAM, 14th July, 2014 (World Bank): Education is one of eight priority areas under Tanzania’s “Big Results Now” initiative, alongside energy, agriculture, water, transport, health, business environment and resource mobilization.
Tanzania is consulting with Malaysian policymakers on this initiative, given Malaysia’s wide-ranging and well-recognized development successes.
This initiative is receiving support from several development partners—with significant support provided by the United Kingdom and the World Bank Group.
“Lasting solutions rather than just development projects”
As Tanzania aims to move from low-income to middle-income status by 2025, this initiative introduces significant innovation to achieve results much more quickly and efficiently.
“We aim to support country-driven reforms and to strengthen institutions in Tanzania. To this end, we partner with the government and other donors to foster lasting solutions rather than just development projects,” said Philippe Dongier, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania, adding:
“The education sector is one of the priorities for the World Bank Group’s refocused engagement in Tanzania”.
“A credible reform plan was prepared last year through a country-driven process. We are supporting its implementation and we are keen to see through improvements in education quality and learning outcomes”
In education, the country has made strong progress in enrolling millions more children in primary and secondary schools.
But a difficult task ahead is reforming the primary and secondary education systems to ensure that real learning takes place in every classroom.
“Across the world, strong basic education is the foundation on which human capital is developed and productive economies are built,” said Sajitha Bashir, World Bank Education Practice Manager for Eastern and Southern Africa.
“Tanzania is embarking on education reforms at a critical time, as schools have more children enrolled today than ever before, and the country wants to see better education results.”
Moving towards ‘business unusual’
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http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2014/07/10/how-tanzania-plans-to-achieve-big-reforms-now-in-education
Se også pressemeddelelsen på http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2014/07/10/tanzania-world-bank-millions-children-school-education-program
Og Bankens side om Tanzania på http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/tanzania
