Articles
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30 June 2025 
Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
Worlds of EducationWhere are the teachers with disabilities in our classrooms? A question I often ask my audience is: “How many of you were taught by a teacher who identified as having a disability during your school years?” In a room of 50–60 people, usually only one or two hands go up.
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20 February 2024 
Tanzania: Arrested union leaders thank Education International and member organisations for their solidarity
NewsEducation union leaders from Tanzania were released after Education International (EI), the EI Africa office, and member unions from the region mobilised rapidly to their defence.
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28 September 2023 
Tanzania: EI requests the Government to stop meddling in the internal affairs of the Tanzania Teachers Union
NewsEducation International is concerned by the disruption of legitimate union activities and meetings of the Tanzania Teachers Union (TTU) by the police, including a TTU Council meeting on 25 September. The intimidation and intervention in the internal affairs of the union by government authorities is a serious violation of international...
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2 February 2023 
Tanzania Teachers Union leadership appointments sparked concerns
NewsThe Republic of Tanzania authorities have responded to concerns raised by Education International and have reevaluated their previous appointments of senior education union officials. The appointments in question involved Lucas Ulaya, Tanzania Teachers Union (TTU) President, and Maganga Japhet, TTU Secretary General, who had been unilaterally assigned to the positions...
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27 January 2021 
Over 300 ECE Educators Graduate in Tanzania
NewsECE Educators Graduate in Tanzania
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20 November 2020 
Project Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
NewsProject Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
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Cooperation Projects
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2022 - 2025 Quality early childhood education and decent working conditions for ECE teachers on the African continent
The project seeks mainly the mobilisation and recruitment of ECE personnel into teacher union in view of fighting for their labour rights and improving their professional standards.
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2022 - 2025 John Thompson Fellowship programme (Africa)
Train selected union representatives, including leadership in various aspects of unionism.
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2022 - 2025 Social dialogue and quality education in East Africa
The project has national as well as regional elements. The national elements are described in separate counrty sheets (Rwanda, Burundi and Zanzibar). The regional elements consist in 1-2 regional annual conferences for all the teacher unions, and they deal with themes such as education policy, strategy development, teachers’ working conditions,...
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Affiliates
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Zanzibar Teachers Union
ZATU
P.O. Box 1497Zanzibartel: +255 747.42.65.48tel: +255 (24) 223.24.96fax: +255 (24) 223.24.96 -
Tanzania Teachers' Union
TTU
P.O. Box 3077Dodomatel: +255 (22) 276.20.07tel: +255 (22) 276.13.52fax: +255 (22) 276.13.49