Tanzania has one of the highest rates of out-of-school children in upper secondary school in the world—a recent UNESCO report estimates that 87 percent of children in that age group are currently not in school. Financial barriers to keeping girls in school include the costs of school fees, uniforms, sanitary wear, and transportation or accommodation, as secondary schools are often beyond walking distance for those living in extreme rural areas.
A three-year program with CAMFED is supporting 200 female secondary-school students in the most underserved districts in Tanzania, providing them with vital material support and supplies to help overcome the barriers to their completing school and radically improving the girls’ prospects of embarking on successful careers. The entire school benefits from the training, so that across the five schools served, an estimated 4,000 additional students will be indirect beneficiaries.
Tanzania has one of the highest rates of out-of-school children in upper secondary school in the world—a recent UNESCO report estimates that 87 percent of children in that age group are currently not in school. Financial barriers to keeping girls in school include the costs of school fees, uniforms, sanitary wear, and transportation or accommodation, as secondary schools are often beyond walking distance for those living in extreme rural areas.
A three-year program with CAMFED is supporting 200 female secondary-school students in the most underserved districts in Tanzania, providing them with vital material support and supplies to help overcome the barriers to their completing school and radically improving the girls’ prospects of embarking on successful careers. The entire school benefits from the training, so that across the five schools served, an estimated 4,000 additional students will be indirect beneficiaries.
