Tanzania Education Network/Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania - TEN/MET

Dear all,

As we are winding up the 2012 Global Action Week, which was marked from 22-28th April 2012 in various countries around the globe including Tanzania, TEN/MET has arranged a press conference at the Tanzania Information Services (MAELEZO) on Samora Avenue on 2nd May 2012 to highlight the success of the events and to inform the public of the importance of Early Childhood Education to children’s growth and the national socio-economic interest.The press conference will take place from 11:00  AM to 11:30 AM.

Regards,

Andrew Mbega, Policy Analysis & Advocacy Officer

For TEN/MET-Coordinator

TEN/MET’s Secretariat, kindly invite you to participate in the Climax events of the Global Action Week, which will take place on Saturday,28th April 2012 from 08:00 A.M to 01:00 PM at the Mnazi Mmoja Mashujaa Grounds.

The Climax events will be officiated by the Deputy Minister for Community Development, Gender, and Children, Ummy Alli Mwalimu. The theme for the Global Action Week 2012 is “Rights from the Start! Early Childhood Care and Education Now!”.

TEN/MET appreciates your partnership in articulating the development of Education in Tanzania especially in Early Childhood Care and Education.

The climax will be marked by a rally at Mnazi Mmoja Mashujaa Grounds and we will start marching from theOld Post Office at 8:00am to Mnazi Mmoja Mashujaa Grounds, passing through Azikiwe Street, Bibi Titi Mohamed, and Lumumba Street.

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TEN/MET’s coalition has effectively involved the local government leadership starting from the Minister for Local Government, the school committees representing school leadership and parents, to reflect on the importance of investing in ECCE as a prime action for the government in promoting improved national social economic development. Furthermore, there will be children’s exhibitions on the launch day (22nd April, 2012) to show children’s talents from the beginning.
This time, to stimulate more participation, the launch is being held in Dodoma, the capital city situated in the centre of the country. The city also houses the Ministry for Local Government, which manages basis education issues including ECCE initiatives. Therefore, TEN/MET has strategically positioned the coalition for ECCE advocacy at local level.
During the climax on the closing day (28th April, 2012) the children will participate in displaying the big picture in terms of photographs and drawings with messages indicating the need to have a guiding policy on ECCE. The results from the event will be well documented and shared with the parliamentarians during the advocacy sessions.

The new Handbook on Child Participation in Parliament - the latest collaboration between the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UNICEF is now available on the TEN/MET website.

The handbook provides parliamentarians with information on a variety of effective mechanisms to ensure that children’s participation in parliaments is meaningful, reflects the voices of the most marginalized, and contributes to policies, laws and budgets that will help correct the disparities and inequalities that have an impact on the well-being of children.

Please click here to access the new publication (link now active)!

The partnership between the IPU and UNICEF dates back many years and include the publications of a few other handbooks for Parliamentarians on child protection, child trafficking, juvenile justice, violence against children. Click below to learn more!

http://www.ipu.org/english/handbks.htm

Issue 24 of the TEN/MET Newsletter is now available for download at this link.