education of Mtwara region

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 Anything important you would like note of in any phase of education of Mtwara region

Mtwara region is found in southern part of Tanzania around the Indian ocean along Ruvuma river. The tribes found in Mtwara are Makonde which covers municipal, Mtwara rural, Nanyamba, Tandahimba and Newala. Other tribes are Yao and Makua found in masasi and nanyumbu. Before the coming of  European they have their own form of education which helps them to overcome problems concerning their life. The education was work oriented and problem solving based. Boys and girls were sending to Jando and Unyago about three month to learn different duties and responsibility in their society. Difference from now days indigenous education were sending girls and boys in the time near to mature and after back from Jando and Unyago these young were able to get married. The condition to get married was working hard and good behavior (Bibi Somoye, Mtongwale, Newala)

After coming of Arabs many people along the coast were converted to Muslim. The Arabs were coming and make their settlement in Mikindani. People from other place were coming to leran Islamic religion. But the condition went wrong after coming German. According to Mzee John Kambona German were coming to Mikindani and after observe that they were not welcomed. They were deciding to go Masasi the place where they established their churches and schools. People of  Mtwara didn’t accept colonial education because most of them were Muslim and German educations were aimed to convert people to Christian.

In Masasi and Newala where they have accepted colonial education was earned many scholars who contribute to the development of this country. The following are Mtwara province Makerere University graduates

1950-1960

1.      Dustan Omari – Ba (Chief Secretary Presidents Office-Masasi)

2.      Stephen Nalitolela – Ba-Newala

3.      Frank Omari – Ba- Masasi

4.      Dr. John Omari – Masasi

5.      Peter Manpanda – Ba – Newala

6.      Joseph Namata – Ba (Chief Secretary Presidents Office) Newala

7.      Jonas Kazibure –Msc (First Masters Graduate Of Makerere) Newala

8.      Isaiah Mpelumbe – B.Vet – Masasi

9.      Carmichael Mpupu – B. Agriculture – Masasi

10.  Antony Hokororo – Ba – Masasi

1960-1970

1.      Benjamen Mkapa – Ba (President Tz) Masasi

2.      John Kambona – Bsc – Masasi

3.      Jona Kasembe – Bsc-Masasi

4.      Rainald Mrope- Bsc- Masasi

5.      D.Albano Hokororo –Masasi

6.      Judge George – Masasi

7.      Dr.Conrad Mmuni – Masasi

8.      Alex Khalid – Ba- Masasi

 

Those are among graduates of Makerere University but they didn’t develop their home instead they marry in another tribe where they are educated women and spend their time.

Agostino Mponda was Makonde from Newala who sent UNO by British to say that Tanganyika are not able to control themselves and not ready to get independent. Source Mzee John Kambona. Here you can see how these people was faith to colonial government rather than their people.

Also Beda Amuri from Masasi was the first indigenous African from Tanzania to obtain a degree in architecture filled the suit in 2000 against the general manager of kariakoo market. The designer of kariakoo market was this man from Mtwara.

According to Bibi Somange Mtongwale of Newala and Mzee Hassani Mnawate the following are reasons makes delaying of education in Mtwara.

Christian religion; people were afraid to go to school to fear converting them to Christian and eating pig. Most of people from Mtwara was Muslim so they didn’t want to loss their religion .

Many schools were far from their home. This school was building with high interval from one school to another. So makes it very difficult to reach the school.

Parents were afraid for their daughters to get pregnant and later to miss marriage

Uniform their used was too short with hijabuless; Muslim girls were already gain Islamic culture where by a women must cover her head. These girls were wearing hijabu so it was very difficult for them to live their heads empty without cover with the hijabu.

Few middle schools; during German there was only three middle schools for girls and these are Mangamba (now Mtwara Girls) for catholic girl, Mkunwa for Anglican girls and Chuno for Muslim girls. Source Mzee Kambona. Later they opened Newala – Nangwanda, Masasi girls – angalikana, Nanyamba as middle schools for girls.

There was only two secondary schools in Mtwara and these are Ndanda for catholic boys and Chidy for Anglican boys. Muslim boys went to Songea boys.

Difference donors also invested to Mtwara to help people of Mtwara to remove illiteracy. Examples of these programs are like:-

21st century; the program donated by usa. It was five years plan to remove illiteracy from 2012 t0 2017. Another program is “tusome pamoja” donated by usa and other country started in 2016 to 2020. It is also 5 years plan to remove illiteracy. Source (Mr Jirani Hamisi 0789856048) ward executive officer, Mcholi-Newala.

Also Mtwara initiatives in education improvement which aimed to build center of excellence in Mtwara TTC with three laboratories for training in service teachers in science subject and ICT course, Ofisi ya Mkuu wa Mkoa.

About adult education there are two prorammes which are;

         i.            MEMKWA – Mpango wa Elimu ya Msingi kwa Watoto Walioikosa. This program aimed to give chance for young who missed school for different reasons. The age of this group is about 11-18. First group known as kundi rika la I is 11-13 age and the second group known as kundi rika la II is about 14-18 years.

       ii.            MUKEJA- Mpango wa Uwiano Kati ya Elimu ya Watu Wazima na Jamii is plan with two program.

a.       “kisomo chenye manufaa” (KCM) which aimed to offer competence and difference life skills together with 3R skills, for adult who haven’t that skills.

b.      “Kisomo cha kujiendeleza” (KCK). It aimed to teach 3R and giving competence about production in order to promote individual development.

Generally, Mtwara have many facilities and resources such as gas, ocean, forest and high production of cashew nuts but till now the development of people of Mtwara is still going slow, these resources is benefiting few people for example Mtwara is a champion of cashew nuts production but if you go to the real farmer many of them are living normal life while other people like middle mans, Makangomba and secretaries who dealing with this crop are living in good life. That’s why education in Mtwara is still dilemma.

 

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