Tanzania: Education

(asked on 10th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what comparative assessment she has made of the impact of the levels of funding for the Shule Bora education programme announced in (a) March 2020 and (b) April 2022 on that programme’s ability to meet its objectives relating to the (i) improvement of (A) learning outcomes, (B) transition rates to secondary school for girls and (C) access to education for children with disabilities and (ii) reduction of sexual and physical violence.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 18th May 2022

We have sought to maximise the effect of our ODA by (i) encouraging additional funding from other development partners, including a $500 million World Bank concessional loan for primary education and a circa $120 million Global Partnership in Education (GPE) grant; (ii) supporting government reforms to strengthen the management of education systems so that domestic funds are spent to maximum effect. In this way, we are confident UK taxpayers will contribute to the key areas of learning, inclusion, safety and increased transition of girls to secondary school. Our support will enable Shule Bora to reach over 4 million children in Tanzania with improved learning outcomes, and to help over 250,000 more girls (some with disabilities) to transition into secondary school. It will establish a nationwide monitoring and improvement system for schools, making them safer, more inclusive and free from violence.

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