Tanzania sets aside over 400 mln USD for renovation of old primary schools
The government of Tanzania has set aside 1.15 trillion Tanzanian shillings (about 492 million U.S. dollars) for the renovation of old primary schools across the East African nation, a cabinet minister said .
The government of Tanzania has set aside 1.15 trillion Tanzanian shillings (about 492 million U.S. dollars) for the renovation of old primary schools across the East African nation, a cabinet minister said Monday.
Angellah Kairuki, minister of state in the President’s Office responsible for regional administration and local governments, said the renovation of the old primary schools will be done between January 2023 and February 2024.
“Under the program, some of the old schools will be demolished and built afresh while others will undergo required renovations,” said Kairuki when she opened a meeting on education improvement and supervision for 2023 in Morogoro region.
Kairuki also said that the government will continue implementing the Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project (SEQUIP) financed by the World Bank.
SEQUIP aims to increase access to secondary education, provide responsive learning environments for girls and improve the completion of quality secondary education for girls and boys.
