KOICA, UNICEF launch $5.8m STEM education partnership to advance Tanzania’s Vision 2050

KOICA Country Director of Tanzania office, Manshik Shin (left) and UNICEF Deputy Representative (Operations), Lawrence Oundo,(right) displaying the signed STEM Education Partnership  worth US$5.8 million that will expand learning opportunities for secondary school students by enhancing access to practical STEM education and digital tools. Through this initiative, UNICEF will construct and equip science and ICT laboratories in 13 secondary schools across Dodoma and Simiyu regions. PHOTO/ UNICEF Tanzania.

What you need to know:

  • The programme seeks to expand access to quality STEM education in secondary schools, particularly in the Dodoma and Simiyu regions, where UNICEF will construct and equip science and ICT laboratories in 13 selected schools. It also includes teacher training components, with a deliberate focus on empowering female educators as mentors and role models in STEM fields.