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UNESCO Dar Es Salaam Newsletter
January—March 2015 Issue
Education
National consultation in preparation for the
Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Conference
on the Post-2015 Education Agenda …..…2
UNESCO joins forces in support of the
Ministry of Education in the review of
current Education Sector Analysis ..…..…2
Launch of the 4th Edition of the Post
Graduate Diploma Course in Curriculum
Design and Development in Africa ……...3
Natural Sciences
UNESCO Emphasizes STI as a Means to
Sustainable Development in Africa ……..4
Culture
UNESCO Initiates Sustainable Tourism
Program at Ngorongoro Conservation …...5
Communication and
Information
Community Media Assisting Government
of Tanzania to Fight Ebola and Strengthen
Public Health ……………………………..6
2015 World Radio Day Celebrations …….7
Multi-Sectorial Interventions
UNESCO Leads Joint UN Efforts in
Support of People with Albinism …...……8
Exploring Innovative ICT Approaches for
Development …….………………..……...9
Below:
The UNESCO Dar Es Salaam Building
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Message From the Head of Office, UNESCO Dar es Salaam
Dear friends, colleagues and partners,
This is the very first new issue of the
UNESCO Dar Es Salaam Office, since it has
changed from a cluster to a National Office in
August 2013. It coincided also with my
arrival as Head of Office and UNESCO
representative to the United Republic of
Tanzania.
A lot has happened since. We have moved
from the old premises and are now in a
pleasant place with a large garden, old trees
and a nice breeze from the see. In addition we
have expanded our programme staff from 11
to 17 and soon we will be welcoming 3 new
colleagues.
We are reaching out to the private sector and have now Samsung as our key partner
for the implementation of the Digital Village.
Programme wise during the first quarter of 2015, our activities were centred mostly
on the planning for the 2nd half of the current biennium while engaging in the
formulation process of the new UNDAP. On the implementation side, several key
programmes and innovative interventions have been launched or consolidated during
the past 3 months.
Within the broader UN agenda to defend and promote Human Rights, in particular for
the people with albinism (PWA), UNESCO was entrusted the lead for a UN joint
intervention aiming at stopping the infamous crimes committed against children and
women with albinism.
The great benefits of the use in ICTs in education were once more evidenced with the
launch of the 4th edition of the Post Graduate Programme in Curriculum
Development.
After pioneering the public outreach on Ebola information, the 28 UNESCO
supported community radios are assisting in the public
information in the cholera affected regions of the country.
In culture, the process for the elaboration of sustainable
tourism strategies for the renowned Ngorongoro
Conservation Area World Heritage Site was launched.
With this newsletter we hope not only to inform you on
what we are currently doing, but also open your appetite
to learn more about the UNESCO Dar es Salaam Office.
We wish you a good reading.
Zulmira Rodrigues
Ms Zulmira Rodrigues, UNESCO Dar es Salaam
Head of Office and Country Representative
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National consultation in
preparation for the Sub-Saharan
Africa Regional Conference on the
Post-2015 Education Agenda
Following UNESCO’s support to the elaboration of
the Education For All (EFA) National Review,
Mainland and Zanzibar have presented the United
Republic of Tanzania report, in an preparatory
meeting for the country’s participation in the Sub
Saharan Africa Education caucuses for the
discussion and reflections on the Africa position on
the Post-2015 education agenda.
Lead by the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr.
Shakuru Kawamba, the Dar es Salaam
consultation, involved a broad range of
stakeholders including government, development
partners, civil society and the media. The meeting
enabled the Government of Tanzania to take a
common position on the country's educational
concerns and aspirations with the regional and
international fora. As a result, lead by Dr.
Kawamba, a 5 members delegation of the United
Republic of Tanzania participated in the Sub-
Saharan Africa Regional Ministerial Conference on
Education Post-2015 in Kigali, Rwanda from 9 to
11 February 2015.
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Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Hon. Shukuru
Kawambwa speaking during the Kigali Preparatory Meeting
UNESCO joins forces in support of Tanzania’s Ministry of Education
and Vocational Training in the review of current Education Sector
Analysis and the drafting of the next Education Sector Development
Programme (2016 -2021)
After several months of discussions, the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of Tanzania
Mainland and UNESCO have engaged in a joint process for the review of the Education Sector Plan
and the subsequent elaboration of the new Education Plan. Funded by GPE, this activity will mark as
well the transition from a model of compulsory primary education of 6 years to a 11 years Basic
education programme (from one year of pre-primary to four years of secondary education). The new
Policy, launched by the president of the United Republic of Tanzania in February this year, welcomes
Tanzania to the large group of African countries that aspire improved education for their nations in
alignment with a policy change advocated under the so called UNESCO BEAP (Basic Education in
Africa Programme).
Coordinated by the UNESCO Dakar Office, the exercise of the ESDP review and elaboration of the
new Education Plan, will be carried out under the technical lead of the UNESCO International Institute
of Education Planning (UNESCO/IIEP) and have contributions of other key UNESCO education
institutions such as the UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning (UIL) the UNESCO Institute of
Statistics (UIS) as well as IBE (The International Bureau of Education). This highly strategic exercise
was launched in late March 2015 and is expected to be concluded in October of this year.
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Launch of the 4th Edition of the Post
Graduate Diploma Course in
Curriculum Design and
Development in Africa
The Country Representative of the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) in Tanzania, Ms Zulmira Rodrigues
launched the fourth edition of the Post Graduate
Diploma Course in Curriculum Design and
Development in Africa. The launch was held at the
Open University of Tanzania (OUT) in Dar es
Salaam on 9 March 2015.
Knowledge and education are considered among
the most important factors contributing to the
reduction of poverty, sustainable human, social and
economic development, and curriculum and
teachers are considered key factors in the Basic
Education for Africa Program (BEAP) adopted by
16 countries in Kigali in 2007. Tanzania launched
BEAP in 2009, putting curriculum, teachers,
teaching-learning environment and capacity
building at the heart of its education reforms that
aim at achieving high quality teaching and learning
outcomes.
In 2011 UNESCO launched under the leadership of
its International Bureau of Education (IBE) in
cooperation with the HQs section for Teaching,
Learning and Content, the Tanzania Institute of
Education and the Open University of Tanzania, an
accredited, international Postgraduate diploma in
Curriculum Design and Development.
The diploma is a multi-partner flagship program of
UNESCO, and for the Africa region hosted in the
Tanzania Institute of Education and accredited by
the Open University of Tanzania. Now in its 4th
edition since 19 March 2015, it consists of a face to
face intensive phase of 10 days, followed by 30
weeks of on-line training provided by a team of
international trainers (tutors), a platform manager
and regional coordinator.
The core training material is Resource Pack
complimented by international case studies and
thematic modules available to the trainees in soft
and hard copies.
Currently in its 4th edition, the diploma has
mobilized over 30 countries, including the East
African Community members and is emerging as a
sustainable capacity building program that respond
to the needs of the Member States in Africa. The
programme has attracted not only graduates from
Africa but also from USA, the UK and most
recently from Hong Kong. The programme is
implemented with the financial support of
UNESCO regular programme and the Hamdan
Award for Distinguished Academic Performance.
Participants of the 4th Edition of the Post Graduate Diploma
IBE colleague, Renato Opertti addressing the graduates
Prof. Salvatory Mbwette, Vice Chancellor of the Open
University of Tanzania speaking during the launch
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UNESCO Emphasizes Science,
Technology and Innovation as a
Means to Sustainable Development
and Poverty Reduction in Africa
On 18th December 2014 the UNESCO Deputy
Director General (DDG), Mr Getachew Engida,
attended the 2nd graduation ceremony of the
Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and
Technology (NM-AIST). Located in Arusha,
Tanzania, NM-AIST is one in a network of Pan-
African Institutions of Science and Technology
devoted to promoting, catalysing, and stimulating
innovation and entrepreneurship for sustainable
development in Eastern and Sub-Saharan Africa.
The institute is dedicated to postgraduate training
and research.
Honour guest to the ceremony was His Excellence
President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of the United
Republic of Tanzania, who was awarded a
Honorary Doctorate Degree by the NM-AIST.
Mr Getachew Engida thanked the President for his
vision to move forward Mandela's Unsung Legacy
of Science in Africa which originated in 2001.
The Deputy Director General reminded that,
Africa is the world’s most populous and youngest
continent which can be an opportunity for change,
progress and social dynamism if Africa’s young
women and men have the needed skills and new
technologies to stimulate inclusive growth, create
employment and reduce poverty. This is why
science, technology and innovation are important.
Through Science and Technology, UNESCO helps
member states answer key questions Africa must
address over the next decades on inclusive growth,
poverty reduction and sustainable development
through dialogue, interaction of peoples and
cultures and the meeting of minds.
He informed that among the areas that UNESCO
supports, science and technology has a special
place in the cooperation between UNESCO and
the Government of Tanzania, in particular
strengthening Tanzania’s National Science,
Technology and Innovation system.
UNESCO has been supporting the Government of
Tanzania in the review and repositioning of
Science, Technology and Innovation System.
Science cooperation lies at the heart of UNESCO’s
project to build a more just and equitable world.
This requires a new vision of STI for Africa – it
calls for new investments, to allow all societies to
participate in creating and sharing knowledge.
UNESCO works with over 20 African countries to
create national science, technology and innovation
systems and to support national development
priorities.
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UNESCO Deputy Director General, Mr Getachew Engida delivering a
speech at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology
in Arusha, Tanzania
President Jakaya Kikwete, the DDG Mr. Getachew Engida, and
UNESCO Country Representative Ms. Zulmira Rodrigues during
the ceremony
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UNESCO Initiates Sustainable
Tourism Programme at
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has signed
the World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
Programme (WH+ST Programme) to catalyse
positive change to protect and conserve the sites,
while enriching the lives of local communities and
at the same time the experience of travellers. The
aim is to develop heritage-based tourism that is
anchored on the Outstanding Universal Values of
the World Heritage Sites. Travel and tourism is
worldwide one of the largest industries and
heritage tourism is its most rapidly growing
international sector. With millions of tourists
visiting World Heritage sites each year, tourism
has become an important cross cutting issue and
management concern at most World Heritage
sites.
Studies in this field have however shown that
most site managers and key actors in the field lack
understanding and knowledge on how best to
promote sustainable tourism. In order to improve
this, the WHC has initiated a process of capacity
development targeting five countries in Africa
(South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Zimbabwe and
Tanzania) to help site managers, communities and
local tourism entities and other stakeholders to
identify the most suitable solutions for their local
circumstances and develop a sense on how to
structure management of destination. In Tanzania
the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) was
chosen to benefit from this programme funded by
the Government of Flanders and the Iris
foundation.
The Outstanding Universal Value of the NCA
Conservation Area are the three spectacular
volcanic craters: the world famous Ngorongoro
Crater, the largest unbroken and unflooded
caldera in the world; Olmoti crater, famous for its
stunning waterfalls; and the Empakati crater,
holding a deep lake and lush green walls; the
Oldupai Gorge and Laetoli, where discoveries of
remains and footprints of early humans were
made; the huge expanses of the savannah, forest
and bush land; and the only place on earth where
mankind, the Maasai, and wild animals live
together in harmony.
The capacity development programme is being
implemented in phases and the first initiation
workshop took place in Karatu in March 2015,
where around 30 participants representing hotels,
tourism boards, training institutions, government
and conservation entities , communities and NCA
managers gathered together to start the process
which will result in the development of a
sustainable tourism strategy within the next six
months. The exercise is based on a series of
guides that can be found at the following link:
http://unescost.cc.demo.faelix.net/how-use-guide
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Participants during field visit in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Participants of the sustainable tourism capacity building initiation
workshop held in Karatu in March 2015
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Community Media Assisting
Government of Tanzania to Fight
Ebola and Strengthen Public
Health
UNESCO Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the
One UN System, has partnered with the
Government of Tanzania to strengthen the role of
local media in promoting public health and
preventing the spread of communicable diseases
in rural Tanzania.
Bolstering the UN’s broader efforts to fight Ebola
in the region, UNESCO Dar es Salaam joined the
National Ebola Preparedness Task Force in
Tanzania by building capacities of 28 local radios
across the country’s Mainland and in Zanzibar to
enhance community awareness and resilience to a
potential outbreak. Stations participating in related
trainings agreed to provide free airtime and
localized broadcasting, enabling savings of over
USD 42,000 for the National Prevention
campaign. As an official of the Ministry of Health
and Social Welfare reiterated, “We are very
pleased to extend this partnership to include local
radios, important vehicles for strengthening our
outreach to communities.”
This approach has broadened Ministry’s of Health
public outreach against other communicable
diseases and has now being applied in the combat
of recent occurrences of cholera in the Kigoma
and Kasulu regions. As an official of the World
Health Organization observed, “The role of
community radio is great… The Regional Medical
Officers and the District Medical Officers have
news for people to consume…They need the
community radios to educate the community to
prevent further spread.”
These efforts have been grounded in UNESCO’s
support for the growth and development of the
Community Media Network of Tanzania
(COMNETA) over the last decade, enhancing the
role of local media as a vehicle for sustainable
development. Building on results achieved,
UNESCO has facilitated partnerships between
COMNETA and the Disaster Management
Department for the integration of local radios in
national communications strategies for emergency
preparedness. These partnerships will continue to
strengthen collaboration with national and local
government for the provision of accurate,
culturally-appropriate, and continuous information
and knowledge for the promotion of development
and community wellbeing in Tanzania. The
UNESCO current support to Community Radios is
made feasible through the financial support of
SIDA.
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Participants from Community Radios during the Ebola
Public Awareness and Social Mobilization Media Training
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2015 World Radio Day Celebrations
UNESCO Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the
One UN and media stakeholders in Tanzania,
coordinates yearly commemorations of World
Radio Day every 13 February — celebrating radio
as a medium to promote access to information, and
free, independent and pluralistic media.
Around this year’s theme of Youth and Radio,
media leaders and young broadcasters came
together to discuss key issues and actions for
harnessing the power of radio for youth inclusive
participation and civic engagement. Media veterans
and youth community radio practitioners alike
shared best practices and key recommendations for
amplifying youth voices, including on how radio
can be used to enhance youth participation in
national development and democratic processes.
Radio is considered the most accessible media
medium, especially amongst disadvantaged groups.
Radio serves a platform for young men and women
to express themselves and develop skills and
knowledge, which is especially important in Africa
where 69% of the population is under the age of 30.
However, as UNESCO’s Director-General Irina
Bokova emphasized in her statement, youth are still
underrepresented in the media, and there are not
enough programmes produced by and aimed at the
younger generation.
In Tanzania, UNESCO develops capacity of young
radio practitioners to produce professional, ethical,
and gender responsive programmes for, by, and
about their communities and issues of concern. This
is part of UNESCO’s broader efforts to support
young citizen journalists and freelancers around the
world, including for ensuring their safety when
working in the field. In the last two years, 65 radio
journalists have been killed globally, almost half of
them under the age of 30.
The event was attended by over 50 representatives
of the media and broadcasting community, the
majority of whom were community radio
practitioners under the age of 30.
In recognition of the excellent work being done by
community radios in Tanzania, two representatives
of Tanzanian community radios attended the global
celebrations of the World Radio Day at UNESCO
Headquarters in Paris.
Media veterans and youth broadcasters come together at World Radio Day to
discuss how to empower the youth in Tanzania through radio
Young reporters also shared ideas and challenges for promoting
gender equality in local radio broadcasting
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UNESCO Leads Joint UN Efforts in
Support of People with Albinism
In January 2015 the United Nations Country Management
Team, consisting of heads of agencies gave UNESCO, and
UNESCO’s Representative in Tanzania, a lead role in
coordinating the joint UN intervention in support of people with
albinism. The joint UN intervention seeks to combat the attacks,
discrimination and stigma, as well as diverse health risks that
people with Albinism face within and around Tanzania.
An Important Initiative
A joint approach gives the UN an opportunity to pool
resources, avoid duplication, and together deliver
results that will improve the lives of people with
albinism (PWA) in Tanzania.
In Tanzania, persons with albinism face severe
discrimination, physical assaults and encounter
difficulties in living a life of dignity. A large number
of attacks, often motivated by the use of body parts
for ritual purposes, have claimed the lives of at least
73 people with albinism since 2000. These attacks
continue to be accompanied by a high degree of
impunity, and while Tanzania has made efforts to
combat the problem, much more must be done to
protect this vulnerable segment of the population,
and end these heinous crimes.
Public awareness on the discrimination of people
with albinism - both in Tanzania, Africa and the rest
of the world - has gathered pace. However, despite
the growing antagonism against the horrendous acts,
the attacks have continued to happen and are
expected to increase in moving towards the general
elections in 2015.
What is the UN Doing?
In essence, the Joint UN Initiative works on three
tracks:
(1) Improving the support to the children with albinism in the shelter canters
(2) Promote public awareness to reduce stigma and discrimination
(3) Promote behavior change towards PWA in the most affected areas.
Firstly, the immediate wellbeing of children with
Albinism will be addressed through interventions
aiming at improving their living conditions,
providing them with better facilities and necessary
protection.
Secondly, public awareness will be promoted by
teaming up with leading media outlets and
community radios, combined with photo exhibits,
films broadcasting and live concerts. Through role
model advocacy and scientific information we will
address and contend the myths and prejudices related
to Albinism, while bringing up a positive note to
reduce stigma and improve general public
information on PWA.
Thirdly, through dialogue with opinion leaders at
local and national level, bring about a bottom up
approach for acceptance, care and protection of
PWA. We aim also to develop a long-term strategy
for the reintegration of people with albinism into
their families and communities.
Further, at the international level, the aims is to build
up a trans-boundary coalition to deal with the cross
border trafficking of PWA or their body parts.
For this Joint UN Initiative to be successful,
UNESCO is engaging international and national
partners from Media outlets, NGOs, as well as in the
public and private sectors.
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UNESCO Country Representative Zulmira Rodrigues is pushing for
change in the treatment of people with albinism
More than 200 children with albinism and 100 children with vision and
hearing impairment currently at Buhangija Children’s Centre
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Exploring Innovative ICT Approaches for
Development: The UNESCO – Samsung
Digital Village, a Multi-Sectorial and
Multi-Partnership Programme for the
Maasai Communities
After a preparation period of 6 months, the five
trucks with the Digital School, Digital Health Clinic
and the solar powered generator have finally arrived
in Ololosokwan on the 15th March 2015.
Ololosokwan is a remote Maasai village in the
outskirts of the Serengeti World Heritage Park and
Man and Biosphere Reserve in Ngorongoro District,
Arusha Region, Tanzania, home of Maasai people,
one of the pastoralists tribes of East Africa.
The programme is not only making use of top of the
line ICTs for the development of models for
improved service delivery in education and health to
remote populations; it is also unique in itself as it is
the first UNESCO/Samsung Digital Village in the
African continent.
In addition it is the first intervention where UNESCO
Dar Es Salaam will adopt a systematic and
consistent multi-sectorial approach engaging all its
domains of competencies of Education, Culture,
Sciences and Communication to enhance local
sustainable development. Partnerships with WHO,
UNWOMEN, Ministries of Education and Health,
district and local authorities, private sector
companies from the telecom business and high end
hotel chains, community leaders and authorities are
being forged to bring this ambitious programme to
fruition.
UNESCO Country Representative exchanging with the village people on crafts
development as part of a strategy for improving economic benefits from tourism
As part of the inception phase, UNESCO and
its partners engaged the community in a partici-
patory planning process using a bottleneck anal-
ysis approach. For most of the local communi-
ty, district officials as well as health care pro-
viders and teachers, it was their first experience
in planning. The approach used proved that en-
gaging multiple partners with different levels of
expertise and literacy.
UNESCO Dar Es Salaam Newsletter is published quarterly to
highlight the activities of UNESCO in Tanzania.
Contributors: UNESCO Dar es Salaam staff members
Pictures: Zainul Mzige, Peter Debrine, Hamidun Kweka
Design: Leonard Kisenha
Please share your feedback and comments at:
Email: L.kisenha@unesco.org
Telephone: +255 22 266 6623
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