Education Sector

Enhancing learning opportunities and knowledge transfer

The context

Education

Education is the key to sustainable development. Progress depends on improved access and quality, as education empowers individuals to realise their potential, increase earning capacity and actively contribute to the transformation of society.

CMSR-TZ recognises that education is the backbone of sustainable development. Our interventions aim to expand access, improve quality and ensure that knowledge is effectively transferred to empower communities, within and beyond Dodoma Region.

Our interventions

  • School infrastructure — construction of primary and secondary school buildings and teachers' houses, such as Chikopelo Bwawani primary school buildings, Don Calo's Secondary School in Bahi District and St Kizito Primary School in Mpanda District, Katavi Region.
  • Support for vulnerable children — payment of school fees for children from poor families who cannot afford education costs, through the long-running Shule Programme.
  • Energy-saving initiatives — installation of wood-saving stoves at primary school level to promote environmental sustainability.
  • Sanitation and hygiene — construction of improved pit latrines in schools to enhance health and learning environments.

Why this matters

Through these interventions CMSR-Tanzania strengthens access to education, supports equity for disadvantaged children and promotes sustainable learning environments, ensuring that knowledge continues to support community transformation and long-term development.

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Delivered

Education projects

SHULE Programme — School Fees Support for Secondary Students On-going
SHULE Programme — School Fees Support for Secondary Students
  • Dodoma City and Region
  • CMSR-Italy and individual Italian donors
  • 2006 – ongoing
254 direct 1,500 indirect
Sekondari ya Kilimo — Agricultural Secondary School at Bara Farm On-going
Sekondari ya Kilimo — Agricultural Secondary School at Bara Farm
  • Bara village, Songwe Region
  • Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (CEI)
  • 3 years
2,176 direct 1,426,000 indirect
Promotion of Primary School Education — Construction of Primary School Buildings Phase Out
Promotion of Primary School Education — Construction of Primary School Buildings
  • Mpanda — Katavi
  • Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (CEI)
  • 3 years
680 direct
Promotion of Primary School Education — Construction of Kindergarten Classroom Phase Out
Promotion of Primary School Education — Construction of Kindergarten Classroom
  • Chikopelo — Bahi DC
  • Private donor
  • 1 year
70 direct
Construction of New Building Structures — Administration Block, Staff Houses, Classrooms, Warehouses Phase Out
Construction of New Building Structures — Administration Block, Staff Houses, Classrooms, Warehouses
  • Fufu, Suli and Chiboli villages, Chamwino District
  • Good Neighbors Tanzania (GNTZ)
  • 2 years (2015-2016)
8,230 direct
Elimu Kwa Wote — Construction of a Vocational Training Centre Phase Out
Elimu Kwa Wote — Construction of a Vocational Training Centre
  • Chikopelo village, Bahi District
  • CEI
  • 2016-2017
160 direct
Elimu Kwa Wote — Construction of Classrooms and Staff Houses Phase Out
Elimu Kwa Wote — Construction of Classrooms and Staff Houses
  • Chikopelo village, Bahi District
  • CEI
  • 2014
321 direct