Posted by Esta Malibiche on FEB 16,2017 IN NEWS
The
Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Prof Joyce Ndalichako delivering key note address to officiate
Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar es Salaam.
Chair
of the Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar es
Salaam and Head Office and country Representative of UNESCO, Zulmira
Rodrigues welcomes invited guests, dignitaries and key speakers during
Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar es
Salaam.(All photos by Zainul Mzige
Unesco
Regional Office for Eastern Africa, Director Mrs Ann Therese
Ndong-Jatta addressing Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern
African in Dar es Salaam.
UNHCR
Head Regional Services Center, Mrs Victoria Akyeampong, gives her
statement at the National Forum Session during the Ministerial SDG4
Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar es Salaam.
Linda
Madete from UNESCO Office Dar es Salaam gives out some of the education
materials and brochures to invited guests during the Ministerial
Sustainable Development Goals numbers 4 that focuses on ensuring
inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities for all at the Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar
es Salaam.
The
Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training,
Prof Joyce Ndalichako (far left) arrives at Julius Nyerere International
Convention Centre (JINCC )to attend the Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum
for Eastern African in Dar es Salaam.
Norwegian
Ambassador to Tanzania, Hanne-Marie Kaarstad tete-a-tete with the UNHCR
Representative to Tanzania, Chansa Ruth Kapaya at the Ministerial SDG4
Regional Forum for Eastern African.
Swedish
Ambassador to Tanzania H.E Katarina Rangnitt gives a welcome remark on
behalf of Diplomatic Corps at the Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for
Eastern African. Katarina emphasized on the importance of equipping
young people with proper education and relevant skills to make them
competent.
A
cross section of ministers from Eastern Africa, Unesco officials and
the SDG4 co- conveners (ILO, UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, UNHCR and
World Bank) listening attentively on various speakers at the ongoing
Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar es Salaam.
Some of the invited dignitaries attending the Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar es Salaam.
The
Minister of State in the President's Office responsible for Regional
Administration and Local Government (TAMISEMI), Hon George Simbachawene
and Norwegian Ambassador to Tanzania, Hanne-Marie Kaarstad (right)
follows the Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern African in Dar
es Salaam.
Deputy
Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Eng. Stella Manyanya exchanging contacts with a disabled teacher Madam
Sophia Mbeyela (centre) at the ongoing Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum
for Eastern African in Dar es Salaam.
Group Photo.
The
Minister for Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training
Prof. Joyce Ndalichako elaborates a point to reporters about the prons
and cons of the Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern African in
Dar es Salaam.
The
Minister of State in the President's Office responsible for Regional
Administration and Local Government (TAMISEMI), Hon. George Simbachawene
making a point during the press conference at the Julius Nyerere
International Conference Centre.
A cross section of Ministers and Journalists.
Zanzibar
Minister of Education and Vocational Training Hon.Riziki Pembe shares
her experience on how they have prioritized Sustainable Development
Goals on Education in the Island.
Minister
of Education &Human Resources Tertiary Education & Scientific
Research to the Republic of Mauritius, Leela Dookon Luchoomon gives
testimony on her country achievement on education.
Minister
of State for Primary Education in Uganda, Hon. Nansubuga Rosemary
Seninde explains to reporters what it means to deal with children who do
not want to attend schools in a bid to pursue compulsory education for
all.
Minister
of National Education and Vocational Training in the Republic of
Djibouti, Hon. Moustapha Mohamed Mahamoud explaining challenges
encounters in the education sector during the press conference.
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Ministers from Eastern Africa, Unesco and the SDG4 co- conveners (ILO,
UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, UN Women, UNHCR and World Bank) are in Dar es
salaam to identify priorities and policy recommendations for a regional
roadmap for the implementation of the SDG4- Education 2030 agenda and
linkages with other SDGs;
In
two days meeting opened yesterday at Julius Nyerere International
Convention Centre (JINCC) various people made different remarks on how
to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong
learning opportunities for all.
Opening
the floor to welcome all participants including ministers from Comoros,
Djibout, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda,
Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, Swedish
Ambassador to Tanzania H.E Katarina Rangnitt spoke about Young people
being given proper education with relevant skills to make them
competent.
She
talked about unlocking the potential of the people by keeping children
in school and managing drop out with full knowledge that education is
the tool to reach development goals.
“With
the growing frustrations among the youth on lack of employment, climate
change and disasters she asked participants to come out with practical
solutions making sure that nobody is being left behind with a keen
attention to kids with disabilities.” She said.
She asked the participants to look at how global SDGs will be achieved in accordance to the national policies targets and plans.
Speaking
at the same meeting Mrs Victoria Akyeampong, UNHCR Head Regional
Services Center spoke about the need to support people of concern so as
to reach the goal as the agenda 2030 spoke about leaving no body behind.
She
said refugees and migrants are in dire need of support because of the
fragile situation they are. She said less than one percent of those
people are enrolled in education. She asked the participants to increase
access to refugees through digital education.
She
also asked East Africans to look at the best way of including refugees
in their national school as is being done in Cameroon Chad and Pakistan.
Unesco
Regional Office for Eastern Africa, Director Mrs Ann Therese
Ndong-Jatta addressing the forum posed several question to the
participants on priorities and what makes good education.
She
said the forum was initiated to deal with the missing link by focusing
difficult questions which are still puzzling the community.
On
education, she asks about the environment, investment and if people are
happy with the current education set up. She examined critically what
does examinations do to the kids. If it is not only creating
competitions and not happiness.
She
wanted the participants to look and come out with the statement what
are we supposed to do to have a true education. She said kids and the
rest, learning should be joy and not otherwise and teaching should be
joy too.
She
remembered Mwalimu Nyerere, Tanzania Founding father, for his courage
to insist on using local language to teach. She said by using local
language as other nation like China and Japanese did we will create
confidence to our people and allow mothers to teach their kids.
In
her Key note address Hon Prof Joyce The Minister for Education,
Science, Technology and Vocational Training, insisted the importance of
the platform in transforming the East African society. She said the
platform is an important platform and step in the construction of a
common vision for the education 2030 agenda.
“This
is an important platform and step in the construction of a common
vision for the Education 2030 Agenda, and for our countries to share
National Road maps, to identify emerging common areas, and to identify
common challenges and opportunities", said Ndalichako.
She said Tanzania is ready to engage in achieving the targets of SDG4.
She
further added that the successful implementation of the SDG4 like any
other programme, depends much on political will and support.
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