Tanzania govt bans education NGO
THE government of Tanzania has banned a local NGO from undertaking studies and publishing any articles regarding schools.<br>It claimed the NGO had been disparaging the country’s education system and teaching profession, government officials said on Wednesday.
THE government of Tanzania has banned a local NGO from undertaking studies and publishing any articles regarding schools.
It claimed the NGO had been disparaging the country’s education system and teaching profession, government officials said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Education and Culture issued a circular on Tuesday prohibiting the NGO, Hakielimu, from ‘undertaking studies and publishing any articles regarding Tanzanian schools’.
The circular said the decision was taken because Hakielimu had repeatedly disparaged the image of the education system and the teaching profession through the media.
The ministry also accused the NGO of repeatedly failing to comply with directives.
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It claimed the NGO had been disparaging the country’s education system and teaching profession, government officials said on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Education and Culture issued a circular on Tuesday prohibiting the NGO, Hakielimu, from ‘undertaking studies and publishing any articles regarding Tanzanian schools’.
The circular said the decision was taken because Hakielimu had repeatedly disparaged the image of the education system and the teaching profession through the media.
The ministry also accused the NGO of repeatedly failing to comply with directives.
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