TENMET

Tanzania Education Network /Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (TEN/MET) is a national NETWORK of over 200 national NGOs and CBOs, international NGOs and district networks throughout Tanzania that are concerned with the promotion of education. Its core aim is to work and link with other actors in Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to support local groups, such as Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Faith Based Organizations (FBOs), and NGOs, to carry out their advocacy work with an informed collective voice so as to influence policies for basic quality education for all in Tanzania.

Tanzania Education Network/Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (TEN/MET) was founded in April 1999 by 39 NGOs in a workshop convened by Oxfam and Maarifa ni Ufunguo. The network has over 200 members composed of NGOs, CBOs, and other networks throughout mainland Tanzania. TEN/MET has developed its three-year Strategic Plan for 2004-2007, 88% of which is funded by the Commonwealth Education Fund (CEF). The remaining 12% is covered by TEN/MET members, notably HakiElimu .

Vision

TEN/MET envisions a Tanzania, in which all people, especially children, enjoy access to participatory and meaningful learning opportunities, in order to realize their fullest potential and to enhance their social integration.

Mission

TEN/MET will work with NGOs and CBOs to influence education policies and practices to promote accountability to communities, to ensure that meaningful learning is enhanced for all people, without discrimination.

Objectives

Education stakeholders (District Networks, CBOs, local NGOs, pupils and local leaders) are participating in various forums to demand greater responsiveness and accountability in the implementation of education policies to ensure equitable access to basic education for all children in Tanzania.

Activities

TEN/MET will work with partners to address the challenges by influencing education policies through: 

a. Communication and information sharing
b. Capacity development
c. Policy debate and advocacy, and
d. Monitoring impact of policy at district level

TEN/MET strives to ensure that it lives up to the expectations of its members. This is a process by which TEN/MET must establish clear communication channels so that community needs are fed into the policy making system and people have access to education.

In doing this, TEN/MET must retain its partnership with Government and with development partners (donors). In order to gain credibility, recognition and confidence, TEN/MET must establish good relations at all levels of both Government and donors, while maintaining our own point of view and taking a stand on matters of disagreement or misunderstanding.