Spotlight Tanzania

A project is underway in Tanzania to improve the education of girls at 60 schools in the country. The project will continue until 2012 and aims to help girls attend school – and stay at school long enough to finish their education.

Watch the films below to find out more about Tanzania and girls education.

NEW FILMS FOR 2010! New films below tell you more about Neema, Namayani and Maua's daily lives and their experiences of education.

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    This is Tanzania

    Find out more about the country and its people.

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    Girls Education Project

    Learn about a special project in north east Tanzania to improve girls' education.

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    Zainabu

    She is doing well at school but worries that soon her education will come to an end.

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    Nastura

    She struggles to get to school every day as she often needs to stay at home and help her grandmother.

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    Sofia

    She has never been to school; she longs to go but soon she is getting married.

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    Maua from Tanzania

    Maua is nine years old and has been going to Naitolya Primary School in Makuyuni for a year.

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    Namayani from Tanzania

    Namayani is nine years old and lives in northern Tanzania.

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    Neema from Tanzania

    Neema is six years old and is in Standard 1 at Naitolya Primary School in northern Tanzania.

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    Baby, from Tanzania

    Baby is 11 years old and started school just two years ago.

If you would like to view these films as full screen please go to our Vimeo page:http://vimeo.com/channels/sendmyfriend.

You can also view our films at YouTube: www.youtube.com/sendmyfriendtoschool.

The 'Transforming Education for Girls Project' is run by Maarifa ni Ufunguo in Tanzania, supported by ActionAid and funded by Comic Relief and the Tubney Charitable Trust.