group of students at desks with pencils and notebooks

A New National Curriculum for Tanzania

Tanzania's new national curriculum, rolled out in 2024, describes a more student-centered approach to education, in much closer alignment with what we have been doing at Twegashe School all along. Some other major changes have been introduced, the most significant being that after 2027, there will be no more grade seven in primary school.
smiling teacher and children with hands raised enthusiastically looking at a book

Teaching Reading in Tanzania

Teaching students in Tanzania to read in English is challenging. English is quite different in structure and pronunciation from Kiswahili and local languages, teaching programs don't prepare teachers to teach in English, and students are learning to read with a very limited vocabulary. Twegashe students are succeeding despite these difficulties, but a new, donated reading curriculum will be a big help.
two young girls with blue uniforms and backpacks walking on a dirt road

No Second Chance

Access to quality education can help to keep children, and especially girls, in school. Read Mariam’s story.
group of village children of various ages

Missing Out on Education

Most of the children in this picture are school age, but they are not attending school for a variety of reasons.