uwezo
Fostering Self-Reliance through Life SkillsEducation in Zanzibar
In Zanzibar, schooling has long emphasized academic theory over the practical competencies young people need to thrive. Although life skills are recognized in policy frameworks, the translation into classroompractice has been limited, inconsistent, and often disconnected from learners’ realities. For…
Case study of Mataya, Primary School
Tanzania has made major strides in expanding access to primary education, yetevidence continues to show that many learners struggle to develop the life skills andvalues that underpin successful learning and positive life outcomes. ALiVE’s 2022assessment across 34 districts in Tanzania…
Lilian’s Story: Rebuilding a Family, Restoring a Future
Lilian James, 43, is an entrepreneur and small-scale farmer in Bagamoyo, Pwani. She is a motherof three, a member of Upendo Kikoba, and a woman who once believed her marriage had reachedits end. Behind her resilience was a long history…
Khadija’s Story: A Girl Who Found the Confidence to Speak
At 14, Khadija Said from Lumumba Secondary School in Unguja, Zanzibar dreamed of becominga journalist a dream she nurtured quietly, almost secretly. But for most of her life, she felt hervoice was too small to matter. Growing up in a…
Nurturing a Wise Leader:Ahmed’s Story
Thoughts were locked inside me, feeling scared was normal to me,” says 12-year-oldAhmed Omar, a Standard Six pupil at Kisiwa Ndui Primary School in Unguja, Zanzibar. “I could see problems around me, even simple conflicts at home, but I kept…
Ramadhan’s Story: A Father’s Lesson in Life Skills
“I grew up without choices. I watched my siblings go to school while I stayed home, working to help my family survive, and I promised myself that my children would never have to live the same life I did. I…