JITAMBUE FOUNDATION LTD ESTABLISHING THE COST OF ACHIEVING QUALITY UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION (UPE) 100% AT NYAMAGANA DISTRICT IN MWANZA AS AN ATTEMPT TO ACHIEVE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs) Submitted to: UNA TANZANIA By Sylvester Jotta and Izack Mwanahapa Submitted by: Jitambue Foundation Ltd P.O.Box 802 Mwanza E-Mail: [email protected] JULY 2011 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................................................. 3 LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................................................... 5 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.1 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Objectives of the Study ................................................................................................................................................................. 8 1.3 Research Questions ....................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Scope of Study ............................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1.5 Significance of the Study .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 1.6 Methods and Approaches used in Developing this Report .................................................................................................... 9 1.7 Nature of Data and Data Sources .............................................................................................................................................. 9 1.8 Challenges in Relation to Data .................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.9 Organization of the Report ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 CHAPTER II STATUS AND TRENDS IN IMPLEMENTING UPE AS MDG 2 .................................................................................................... 11 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Status and Trend ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3 Supportive Environment .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 2.4 Major Challenges and Priorities ................................................................................................................................................. 12 2.5 Quick Impact Interventions ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 2.6 Likelihood of achieving MDG2 ................................................................................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER III THE COST OF ACHIEVING QUALITY UPE IN NYAMAGANA DISTRICT ................................................................................... 14 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 Education Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.1 Primary.................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Discussions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 2 3.3 Overall PEDP Performance ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.1 Enrolment Expansion ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.3.2 Quality Improvement ........................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3 Capacity Building ................................................................................................................................................................. 23 3.3.4 Institutional Arrangements .................................................................................................................................................. 23 3.3.5 Cross-Cutting Issues .............................................................................................................................................................. 25 CHAPTER IV TANZANIA‟S ADHERENCE TO MDGs GUIDING PRINCIPLES ................................................................................................ 27 4.1. Overview of MDG Guiding Principles ...................................................................................................................................... 27 4.2. Domesticating MGD Guiding Principles in Tanzania ............................................................................................................. 27 CHAPTER V CONCLUDING REMARKS ................................................................................................................................................ 30 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................................................. 32 3 LIST OF TABLES Table 3.1: Education Facilities in Nyamagana District ............................................................................................................. 14 Table 3.2: Primary School Teachers and Councellers Demand and Deficit in Nyamagana District ............................... 15 Table 3.3: Schools Infrastructure Demand and Deficit in Nyamagana District ................................................................... 15 Table 3.4: School Furniture Demand and Deficit at Nyamagana District ............................................................................ 16 Table 3.5: Registration for STD One 2011 .................................................................................................................................... 17 Table 3.6: Enrolment in Grades I-VII 2011 ................................................................................................................................... 18 Table 3.7; Standard IV Examination Results ............................................................................................................................... 22 Table 3.8: Money Received during Jan-March, 2011 .............................................................................................................. 24 Table 4.1: Matrix of National and MDGs Guiding Principles ................................................................................................... 27 4 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1: Progress in achieving MDG2 Target 3 Source: MOEVT 2009 …………………………………………………...………….11 Figure 3.1 Percentages the number of boys and girls registered in STD I 2011 ............................................................................. 18 Figure 3.2: Percentage of boys and girls enrolled in Nyamagana District in 2011 ....................................................................... 19 Figure 3.3: Standard IV pass rates in % from 2001 to 2010 in Nyamagana district ....................................................................... 22 Figure 3.4: Standard IV repeaters from 2001 to 2010 in Nyamagana district ................................................................................ 23 5 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS COBET : Complementary Basic Education Training DPs : Development Partners EFA : Education For All ICT : Information and Communications Technology MDAs : Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDGs : Millennium Development Goals MOEVT: Ministry of Education and Vocational Training NGOs : Non-Governmental Organizations PEDP : Primary Education Development Plan