Tanzania this week became the newest developing country partner to join the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), including mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous island.
“We welcome Tanzania to the Global Partnership for Education and look forward to working with the Tanzanian and Zanzibar governments and a wide range of development partners to ensure access and improve the quality of learning for all children in Tanzania and Zanzibar,” said Alice Albright, GPE’s Chief Executive Officer.
As a member of the Global Partnership, Tanzania is now eligible to apply for a Program Implementation Grant in the amount of US$ 100 million. Based on indicators such as the size of the school population and available donor funding, this will be divided into US$94.8 million for Mainland Tanzania and US$ 5.2 million for Zanzibar.
Tanzania will join the Africa 1 constituency of the GPE Board of Directors. Mainland Tanzania’s and Zanzibar’s current Education Sector Plans cover the periods 2008-2017 and 2008-2016, respectively.
The Global Partnership for Education is made up of nearly 60 developing country governments, as well as donor governments, civil society organizations/NGOs, teacher organizations, international organizations, and private sector organizations and foundations, whose joint mission is to galvanize and coordinate a global effort to provide a good quality education to children, prioritizing the poorest and most vulnerable.