Shule Bora - Quality Education

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

A national education programme to improve the quality of pre-primary and primary schools in Tanzania. The programme will improve learning outcomes for all children, improve transition rates to secondary school for girls, reduce physical and sexual violence in and around schools, and help children with disabilities access quality education. It will work with the Government of Tanzania on achieving these outcomes through a payment-by-results mechanism, supported by technical assistance. The programme will also directly deliver innovative approaches to improving education quality in 9 regions of Tanzania through a contracted Managing Agent, alongside ongoing evaluation and learning.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

United Republic of Tanzania

Activity URL

https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/programme/GB-1-205254/summary

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2020 - 2026

Partner(s)

Matt McDonald Limited, Results for Development, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

Sub-national

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition

Quality

  • School quality
  • School-related gender-based violence
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)
  • Sexual harassment & coercion

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

All in school

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

  • Other caregivers
  • Other family members
  • Policymakers

Participants include

  • People with disabilities

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
  • Technical assistance/capacity building to civil society organizations or governments

Policy/legal environment

  • Public-private partnerships
  • System-wide review and reform

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools

Social/gender norms change

  • Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents

Teaching

  • Hiring more teachers (both men and women)
  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Education sector plans, budgets, policies, and data systems are more gender-equitable
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Teachers and learners have the knowledge and skills to promote gender equality

Cross-cutting goals

  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms
  • Reduced school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV)

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

FCDO General Contact Info
U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.uk
+442070085000