Imagine Worldwide
The Sites

Tanzania

Our Current Work

Government partnership for scale

Imagine Worldwide conducted a co-creation workshop in 2024 with the Ministry of Education and other government leaders in Tanzania to explore nationwide scale of the tablet program. Thanks to the bold leadership of the Permanent Secretary and Minister of Education, we are now introducing our program to ~50 schools in 2025, with the plan to launch in 300 schools by the end of 2026. 

This progress stems from early implementations and research conducted with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) with children in emergency settings, as well as in four government schools in the region.

Nyarugusu Refugee Camp kigoma, Tanzania

Kigoma
Nyarugusu Refugee Camp and host community in Kigoma, Tanzania

Implementation Partner:
International Rescue Committee

Projected Students Served:
1800

Tanzania Impact At a Glance

Children Served

3,797

Program Sites

5

Tablets Distributed

250

Hours on Tablet

87,800

Early Pilots and Evidence-Building in Tanzania
NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP

Serving children through a supplemental learning program designed for grades 1, 2, and 3 and offered during the 8-week break between school years.

  • Location: Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Kigoma, Tanzania
  • Curriculum and Language of Instruction: Math and Literacy (in Swahili)
  • Research Focus: How much additional learning in literacy and numeracy do children gain through the program? What is the cost-effectiveness of the intervention?
  • Type of Study: Implementation study followed by an efficacy RCT and cost-effectiveness study.
HOST COMMUNITY IN KIGOMA

Serving children through an after-school supplemental learning program in four primary schools and designed for grades 1, 2, and 3.

  • Location: Kigoma, Tanzania
  • Curriculum and Language of Instruction: Math and Literacy (in Swahili)
  • Research Focus: How much additional learning in literacy and numeracy do children gain through the program? What is the cost-effectiveness of the intervention?
  • Type of Study: Implementation study followed by an efficacy RCT and cost-effectiveness study.
State of Education in Tanzania

Education in Tanzania presents both progress and persistent challenges

While the country has made significant progress in expanding school enrollment, this increase has adversely affected quality, resulting in high teacher-to-student ratios. There are also challenges in school infrastructure, teacher training, and instructional materials. Consequently, many children struggle to meet the expected learning benchmarks for their age and grade.

Population: 67.4 million

Primary pupil-teacher ratio: 51:1

Primary completion rate (2022): 87%

Tanzania Partners
Enuma
Bangladesh Tanzania
Software
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Bangladesh Tanzania
Implementation Research
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Burkina Faso Ghana Liberia Malawi Senegal Sierra Leone Tanzania
Software