KiuFunza: experiments to improve learning outcomes in Tanzania
Purpose Tanzanian education has faced many challenges over the years, including a lack of resources and inadequate infrastructure. One critical issue is the quality of education in the country. Twaweza implemented the KiuFunza (‘thirst for learning’ in Kiswahili) programme, with the goal of improving learning outcomes. The interventions included a school grant as well as […]
Research on Improving Systems of Education (RISE)
Purpose The RISE Programme is an ambitious multi-country research project that seeks to understand how education systems in developing countries can overcome learning challenges. RISE aims to expand the evidence base around education reform and to drive systems-level change. The programme’s work in Tanzania is led by the Tanzania Country Research Team, who have been […]
Kizazi Kijacho: research to inform innovative early childhood development programming for the next generation
Purpose Kizazi Kijacho –The Next Generation is a six-year research programme in Tanzania that aims to provide a better understanding of how negative influences on developmental outcomes for children under five can last a lifetime and perpetuate an intergenerational cycle of poverty and marginalisation, and to identify actionable, cost-effective, scalable and sustainable solutions to this […]
Institutionalizing Monitoring of Crop Variety Adoption using Genotyping (IMAGE): data collection and capacity building
Purpose IMAGE is a five-year programme supported by Resourced and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that aims to generate evidence to institutionalise the use of genotyping to identify crop varieties in order to strengthen seed systems in Tanzania, Nigeria and Ethiopia. The aim is to systematise the process so as to enable scaling to […]
Impact evaluation of a bundled youth livelihoods intervention applying a ‘cash plus’ model
Purpose Public policies oriented towards youth are crucial for a country’s future development. Ujana Salama (meaning ‘safe youth’) is a bundled youth livelihoods intervention that adopts a ‘cash plus’ model, which is conducted by United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with the Tanzania Social Action Fund (TASAF). The intervention aims to support youth from vulnerable households […]
HIV prevention in Bukoba urban district: outcome evaluation
Purpose In 2014, ICAP began implementing the Geographically Concentrated Multi-Level HIV Prevention programme in Bukoba Urban District, Tanzania. The primary goal of this study was to achieve an Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) coverage of more than 80% among eligible adult residents after a 2.5-year community-wide combination prevention intervention. Action Prior to the intervention commencing, EDI Global […]