EdUKaid Annual Reading Competition

Our annual reading competition is one way we shine a spotlight on oral communication and reading for comprehension, with children from across the Mtwara region taking part. This year children from 7 pre primary satellite classes and 18 schools worked on their skills of syllable recognition, vocabulary building and cognitive processing in both Kiswahili and English. Learning English is a crucial skill for primary students whose lessons at secondary school will be delivered in English. The younger pre school children work on phonic sounds and clarity of enunciation.

Community Centre Libraries

Our community centre libraries provide access to further reading material and resources and we are constantly aiming to boost these with new books both fiction and curriculum text books for extra study. There is some limited access to the internet at the community centres and this is an area we are keen to develop further.

School Links Programme

Another approach used is through our schools links programme where UK schools are linked with Tanzanian schools. The children are encouraged to exchange letters and pictures and to participate in the reading competitions. This year funds raised in the UK schools will be used to update and supplement the books available in Tanzania.

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EdUKaid Partner Schools

EdUKaid has focused on developing and supporting the provision of pre-primary schools alongside the Tanzanian government led facilities, undertaken renovation projects and raised funds to pay the salaries of teachers and teaching assistants.

EdUKaid Community Centre

In 2022, with a grant funded by The Herbert & Stefanie Straus Memorial Trust, EdUKaid’s run-down office building in the coastal town of Mikindani was transformed into into a multi-functional, mixed-faith, Community Centre.

Nanyamba Girls MHM Wash Project

The Nanyamba Girls MHM Wash Project will bring WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) infrastructure to 12 of the Nanyamba schools covered by the Heshima project, so girls no longer have to choose between managing their period and staying at school.

The Community Led Pre-Primary Satellite Project

Mtwara is a predominantly rural region with many remote villages located far from formal schools. Young children often have to walk several kilometres, frequently without adult supervision, making access to education unsafe and difficult.

The Play Scheme Project (pilot)

1 in 3 children in Tanzania are of early childhood age but across the country there are huge gaps in the provision of adequate, quality care for younger children, especially those aged 2-4.

Capacity Building and Localisation Project for EdUKaid Tanzania 2025/2027

Recent strategic reviews and a detailed capacity assessment undertaken in both Tanzania and the UK highlight the need for devolved authority, underpinned by stronger local systems, including governance, HR, finance, and programme delivery.

Supporting Literacy

Within our community centres there is a strong focus on encouraging and developing literacy skills, using a variety of techniques and approaches to achieve this.

Heshima Project, Nanyamba

EdUKaid's work on Heshima project started in 2020, when an initial needs assessment across 16 partner schools found rising drop-out linked to early relationships, early marriage and truancy, even as enrolment was growing.