Tanzania: Girls’ education, lost dreams in mire of poverty

The Citizen, Opinion

Every other girl that you see has a dream – an aspiration for a better life- for her own and the larger family. The most ultimate thing that can make those dreams come true is education, and unfortunately, after primary school, few girls go ahead, and they are not to blame for it.

The ‘A’ level results released recently speak volumes about the sorry state of our education system in as far as the case of girl-child is concerned, and worse still for the millions schooling in villages. Despite National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA) gloating how more girls will join university according to this year’s ‘A’ level results, there is no cause for celebration. Read more